Kathmandu, November 27:

Chief Justice Kedar Prasad Giri today warned the government authorities not to challenge the Supreme Court’s authority on judicial review.

Chief Justice Giri warned senior government lawyer Kumar Chudal not to challenge the apex court while responding to it in connection with cases on behalf of the government authorities. After getting hundreds of written

explanations from government authorities challenging the judicial power of the apex court, the Chief Justice directed them to respect its authority.

“The Office of the Attorney General and government attorneys are supposed to help the government authorities while dealing with court cases and submitting written explanations,” Giri ruled.

Chudal was arguing before a special bench comprising CJ Giri and Justices Damodar Prasad Sharma and Tahir Ali Ansari in a case pretaining to the Police Regulation.

The Chief Justice warned that Supreme Court would be compelled to issue strictures in case the authorities did not honour the Supreme Court.

The Chief Justice criticised the government authorities for questioning the apex court’s authority in the changed political situation.