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Nepal’s
consumer court to begin hearings from March 15 : On
February 10, the Nepal Gazette published a notice
announcing the court’s formation (kp 21/02/2025)
Government
finally decides to constitute juvenile court : The
court to be established in Bhaktapur will start
service from April 15 per the decision published in
Nepal Gazette (kp 15/02/2025)
Judicial
reforms cannot wait, by Deependra Bista (ae
13/02/2025)
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court finally starts hearing petitions against
four-year-old constitutional body appointments : The
52 appointments made by KP Sharma Oli in his earlier
prime ministerial term were controversial for the
recommendation process was modified through an
ordinance (kp 13/02/2025) [Take
your time! PM Oli, who at the time staged a coup and
was later deposed, was back in office faster than
the SC would even want to react in this important
matter!]
Supreme
Court receives contempt petition in Giribandhu tea
estate case : Advocate Om Prakash Aryal seeks action
against Prime Minister Oli and Minister Adhikari for
non-implementation of court order in the
estate-related case (kp 11/02/2025)
Do
not evict landless squatters, commission tells
governments : Land problem resolution panel says
removing them without proper arrangements breaches
their constitutional rights (kp 09/02/2025)
Govt
decides to set up Nepal’s first consumer court
(rep 05/02/2025), A
Landmark Step for Consumer Rights Protection
(rep 06/02/2025), Protecting
The Rights Of Consumers, by Uttam Maharjan (rn
11/02/2025)
SC
fails to rule on Hitendra Dev Shakya’s case even
after four years, 31 hearings (kh 03/02/2025)
SC
tells govt: Protect citizens’ information (rep
02/02/2025)
SC
Justices to receive minister-like housing in
Pulchowk, by Bhuwan Sharma (rep 30/01/2025)
Supreme
Court allows review of decision to lift suspension
of MP Tek Bahadur Gurung (kh 24/01/2025)
Those
appealing from jail cannot be detained for over 6
months: SC, by Bhasa Sharma (rep 24/01/2025)
Lawyers
outraged as judge refuses to detain Rabi Lamichhane
(kh 23/01/2025), Judges’
Society condemns Dinesh Tripathi’s public criticism
of judiciary (kh 24/01/2025)
Supreme
Court questions government for listing murder as
amnestiable : Government and constitutional bodies
asked to clarify 75 percent sentence reduction in
revised law (kp 23/01/2025)
Mandamus
order to immediately shut illegal excavation of
river-based materials (kh 20/01/2025)
Supreme
Court clears path for implementation of National ID
cards (kh 19/01/2025)
‘Justice
is dying in Nepal. Let’s save it!’, by Akhilesh
Tripati (rep 19/01/2025)
Supreme
Court set to deliver verdict on National ID dispute
(kh 19/01/2025)
SC
likely to hear writ petition challenging Oli’s
ordinance appointments in 2020 (kh 15/01/2025) [It is incomprehensible that the SC
has not dealt with such an important issue for four
years, the effects of which have also caused
international damage to Nepal! Now the former PM is
back in office and shows that he regards the SC's
behaviour as a carte blanche!], Lawmakers
voice concern about deferrals in hearing petition
against 2020-21 appointments in constitutional
bodies : National Human Rights Commission officials
urge lawmakers to pressure the government into
introducing the bill to amend NHRC Act in Parliament
(kp 18/01/2025) [This was an
important part of KP Oli's coup d'état at the time
and should finally be judged as such! Oli is
currently proving that he has not changed.]
Supreme
Court says the executive cannot decide order of
precedence arbitrarily : In a 7-year-old petition,
the Constitutional Bench has asked the government to
place chief justice right below the prime minister
(kp 06/01/2025)
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court asks government to fast-track legislation to
govern ride-hailing services : According to the full
text released by the Supreme Court, ride-hailing
services are rapidly becoming a popular potential
alternative to public transit as consumers value
availability, hassle-free, time efficiency and
accessibility (kp 03/01/2025)
Hearing
set for writ challenging Oli’s ordinance
appointments in 2020 (kh 01/01/2025)) [Why was there no immediate court
ruling on this important incident in 2020?],
Hearing
on petition against constitutional appointments
deferred again (kh 01/01/2025) [This is typical!]
A
complicated illusion, by Anupam Bhattarai (ae
31/12/2024)
Women
lawyers present 31-point declaration to improve
justice system (kh 30/12/2024)
NOC's
sham election : The Nepal Olympic Committee (NOC) on
Saturday held a controversial election for its
executive committee despite the Supreme Court (SC)’s
order against holding the election (rep
29/12/2024)
Special
Court acquits defendants in Pashupatinath Gold
Jalahari case (kh 28/12/2024)
AI
and the future of justice in Nepal : We must embrace
innovations in a way that upholds the values of our
legal system, by Sunil Kumar Yadav (kp
27/12/2024)
Rethinking
Nepal’s judicial committees : The 2015 Constitution
institutionalized judicial committees as part of
Nepal’s federal restructuring, by Krishna Raman
Adhikari (ae 26/12/2024)
Second
Supreme Court setback for CPN (Maoist Centre) in a
year : Constitutional bench bans use of ‘janayuddha’
(People’s War) in government documents (kp
21/12/2024)
Chief
justice publicly asks Bar to send its representative
to Judicial Council : Recommendations are delayed
amid four justice vacancies at Supreme Court and
high courts falling short of 20 judges (kp
19/12/2024)
Consumer
court formation hits bureaucratic hurdle : With a
judge and members of the consumer court appointed a
month ago, the court was supposed to begin hearings
by December (kp 15/12/2024)
Bar-bench
tussle shows no sign of settlement anytime soon
: Two weeks after the Judicial Council wrote to
the Nepal Bar Association to recommend its
representative to the Council, the lawyers’
umbrella body still appears reluctant to do so
(kp 12/12/2024)
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