Published On: November 20, 2018 01:00 AM NPT By: Ananta Raj Luitel
If we did not have strong guardianship of the Supreme Court, the rights of the individuals would have been grossly violated
Published On: October 24, 2018 02:10 PM NPT By: Ananta Raj Luitel
KATHMANDU, Oct 24: The country’s judiciary has been grappling with severe shortage of manpower resulting in delay in justice delivery.
Published On: October 16, 2018 08:17 AM NPT By: Ananta Raj Luitel
KATHMANDU, Oct 16: The Judicial Council (JC) led by Chief Justice Om Prakash Misha is making preparations for the appointment of judges at the Supreme Court (SC) and high courts immediately after the Dashain festival.
Published On: October 9, 2018 06:00 AM NPT By: Ananta Raj Luitel
KATHMANDU, Oct 9: At a time when the constitutional bench of the Supreme Court (SC) has failed to carry out its functions smoothly, a serious question has been raised over its relevance.
Published On: September 27, 2018 06:00 AM NPT By: Ananta Raj Luitel
KATHMANDU, Sept 27: In a significant blow to the government, the Supreme Court on Wednesday issued the full text of a verdict ordering the government to acquire private land for public purpose only after paying adequate compensation to the land owners.
Published On: September 26, 2018 07:38 PM NPT By: Ananta Raj Luitel
KATHMANDU, Sept 26: The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday issued a verdict making compensation mandatory on the private land when the government acquires it for public use.
Published On: September 6, 2018 06:30 AM NPT By: Ananta Raj Luitel
KATHMANDU, Sept 6: Issuing a final judgment in a nine-year-old case concerning medical negligence on Wednesday, the Supreme Court has stressed the need to find criminal liability if serious medical negligence during the treatment of a patient is proved.
Published On: August 15, 2018 01:30 AM NPT By: Ananta Raj Luitel
Muluki Civil Code and Muluki Criminal Code are going to guide and punish our behaviors and conducts from August 17. What is there in these two codes?
Published On: August 9, 2018 11:05 AM NPT By: Ananta Raj Luitel
KATHMANDU, Aug 9: The country is going to adopt new legal codes – Muluki Civil Code, 2017 and Muluki Criminal Code, 2017 – from August 17, replacing the century-old civil code which is popularly known as Muluki Ain. The legal fraternity is eagerly looking to the enforcement of the new laws.
Published On: August 4, 2018 06:37 AM NPT By: Ananta Raj Luitel
KATHMANDU, Aug 4: Serious constitutional questions have arisen following the rejection of chief justice nominee Deepak Raj Joshee by the Parliamentary Hearings Committee (PHC) on Friday.
Published On: July 31, 2018 06:30 AM NPT By: Ananta Raj Luitel
KATHMANDU, July 31: Serious suspicions of a threat to the independence of the judiciary have surfaced as the Parliamentary Hearings Committee (PHSC) has been repeatedly delaying a decision on whether or not to endorse the nomination of Deepak Raj Joshee as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
Published On: July 25, 2018 01:30 AM NPT By: Ananta Raj Luitel
The parliamentary hearing committee is preparing to conduct hearing on chief justice, CIAA chief and ambassadors. Will it be able to break the past trend?
Published On: July 20, 2018 07:02 AM NPT By: Ananta Raj Luitel
KATHMANDU, July 20: Doubts have surfaced regarding the enforcement of civil and criminal codes from August 17. The civil and criminal codes, which were enacted after a long preparation, are unlikely to be enforced due to the lack of required rules, directives as well as insufficient preparation by the implementing agencies.
Published On: July 15, 2018 06:37 PM NPT By: Ananta Raj Luitel
KATHMANDU, July 15: A writ petition has been filed at the Supreme Court on Sunday challenging a provision of the House of Representatives Act, 2018 that prohibits suspending lawmakers even after facing charges on criminal offenses.
Published On: May 30, 2018 08:43 AM NPT By: Ananta Raj Luitel
Petitioner Tripathi expressed hope that the apex court would review the presidential pardon for Dhugel.
Published On: May 2, 2018 06:30 AM NPT By: Ananta Raj Luitel
KATHMANDU, May 2: More than a month and a half has already passed since then chief justice Gopal Parajuli was ousted from his post. But the appointment of a new chief justice looks uncertain still as the government does not seem to consider this a priority.
Published On: March 26, 2018 03:15 AM NPT By: Ananta Raj Luitel
KATHMANDU, March 26: Endorsing a 28-point declaration and calling for curtailing the powers of the chief justice (CJ) to control corruption in the judiciary, the 14th National Conference of Lawyers concluded in Nepalgunj on Sunday.
Published On: March 20, 2018 05:30 AM NPT By: Ananta Raj Luitel
KATHMANDU, March 20: Newly appointed Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Sher Bahadur Tamang on Monday demanded that the property details of judges should be made public.
Published On: March 17, 2018 07:11 AM NPT By: Ananta Raj Luitel
KATHMANDU, March 16: A storm broke out at the judiciary and ended with Chief Justice Gopal Parajuli stepping down. But there is no sign of any reform in the wake of the storm.
Published On: March 16, 2018 06:00 AM NPT By: Ananta Raj Luitel
KATHMANDU, March 16: Gopal Parajuli tendered his resignation as chief justice as per Article 131 (A) of the Constitution after meeting President Bidhya Devi Bhandari on Thursday afternoon, according to a press release from the Office of the President.