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Nepal Bar Association to study recent issues on judiciary
Kathmandu, Nov 3: The Nepal Bar Association (NBA) has formed a committee to study the issues raised over the judiciary in recent days.
Judiciary Faces Scrutiny Amidst Allegations Against Top Judges
Kathmandu. The judiciary is considered the last hope of the citizens, the protector of the constitution, and the backbone of the rule of law. However, in recent days, the 'Inam Sapkota case' invol...
Questions raised over Supreme Court lottery system after second case list appears in justices’ docket
Kathmandu, November 1 At a time when serious questions are being raised about Nepal’s judiciary and its justices, a major irregularity has been reported in the lottery system used to assign cases ...
Who is Inam Sapkota, the man linked to Cholendra Rana and top police officials?
Phone records link Sapkota to judicial figures, politicians and senior security officials amid probes into alleged court fixing and information leaks. Until September 27, Inam Sapkota had little p...
How independent should the Judiciary be?
KATHMANDU, Sept 23: A dispute in the House of Representatives on Tuesday brought a difficult question into focus: how should Nepal hold judges accountable while protecting their independence?
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Former president of NC expresses full trust in court
Kathmandu, Aug 16: Former president of the Nepali Congress (NC) and former prime minister Sher Bahadur Deuba reminded that he had the experience of getting justice from the judiciary and he has ful...
Nepal Bar Association to study recent issues on judiciary
Kathmandu, Nov 3: The Nepal Bar Association (NBA) has formed a committee to study the issues raised over the judiciary in recent days.
Rastriya Swatantra Party Decides to Address Judicial Disputes Through Parliament
Kathmandu. Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has decided to resolve the recent disputes and irregularities seen in the judiciary through Parliament. A meeting of the party's secretariat held on Saturd...
1,258 cases stuck for over five years at Nepal’s Supreme Court
The workload of the judiciary has been growing steadily. When the strategic plan was first implemented in the judiciary in 2004, the total annual caseload across all courts stood at 107,641 cases. ...
The judiciary needs trust, not another dispute
The judiciary cannot afford another prolonged institutional dispute when thousands of cases remain pending. The relationship between the Nepal Bar Association and the leadership of the judiciary h...
CJ’s new monthly salary set at Rs 112,522 under new pay scale
KATHMANDU, Aug 14: The government has introduced new salary scales for senior officials of the judiciary, constitutional bodies and the federal parliament, effective from July 16.
Understanding Court And Reporting
'Where there is no publicity, there is no justice. Publicity is the very soul of justice. It is the keenest spur to exertion and the surest of all guards against improbity. It keeps the judge himse...
Chief Justice Sharma Emphasizes Need for Robust Digital Infrastructure for Judiciary
Kathmandu. Chief Justice Dr. Manoj Kumar Sharma has stated that a strong digital infrastructure is essential for the continuous functioning of the judiciary even during times of crisis. Addressing...
Rebuilding Nepal’s judiciary means spreading power to the provinces
Replacing lost files and ruined buildings won’t fix Nepal’s judiciary. Only structural reform will. The fallout from the Gen Z protests of last September has reduced Nepal’s courtrooms to administ...
Three int’l rights groups allege resignation pressure, impeachment threats against senior SC justices
KATHMANDU, July 24: Three leading international human rights organizations have expressed serious concern over what they describe as growing political interference in Nepal's judiciary, warning tha...
Former president of NC expresses full trust in court
Kathmandu, Aug 16: Former president of the Nepali Congress (NC) and former prime minister Sher Bahadur Deuba reminded that he had the experience of getting justice from the judiciary and he has ful...
Former Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher Rana Arrest Sparks Controversy
Kathmandu. A sensational incident occurred in the history of Nepal's judiciary at midnight on the 10th of Ashwin. It has created a great stir in the political, administrative, judicial, and human r...
Judiciary gets 0.45 percent of national budget despite calls for higher share
Courts receive Rs9.49 billion as government renews pledge to conclude transitional justice process and expand digital judicial reforms. The government has allocated only 0.45 percent of the total ...
Senior Advocate Tika Ram Bhattarai Objects to Parliamentary Committee Review of Judicial Decisions
Kathmandu. Senior advocate Tika Ram Bhattarai has objected to the proposal to form a committee in parliament to study and evaluate judgments made by judges. He stated that the provision for politic...
Parliament Debates Judiciary's Work Style and Systemic Reforms
Kathmandu. In recent times, the working style of the judiciary, court orders, and the overall restructuring of the justice system have been facing intense debate and sharp criticism in Nepal's poli...
Nepal's Judiciary Faces Structural and Ethical Crisis, Needs Urgent Reform
The judiciary is the moral and legal heritage of any civilized and democratic society. The responsibility of protecting citizens' fundamental rights, keeping the state organs within the limits of s...
Gagan Thapa Criticizes Government, Party, and Judiciary
Kathmandu. Nepali Congress President Gagan Thapa has made aggressive remarks about the government's style of work, the party's internal life, and the judiciary's latest order. At the beginning of ...
Court Order Implementation Faces Challenges Due to Bureaucratic Hesitation
Nepal's constitution envisions an independent, impartial, and capable judiciary. The ultimate goal of the judiciary is to provide justice to the victims, but victims cannot truly feel justice until...
Constitutional Expert Urges Serious Consideration of International Concerns Regarding Nepal's Judiciary
Kathmandu. Constitutional expert Bipin Adhikari has stated that the questions raised by international human rights organizations regarding the independence of Nepal's judiciary should be taken seri...
MP Sulabh Kharel Calls for Judicial Independence and Structural Reforms
Kathmandu. RPP MP Sulabh Kharel has emphasized the need to make the judiciary completely free from political interference by questioning the independence and impartiality of the court. Speaking at ...
Court Decisions: A Double-Edged Sword for Governance and Development
Kathmandu. Nepal's constitution, embracing the principle of separation of powers, has established the judiciary as an independent, impartial, and capable body. To uphold the rule of law, hold other...