CJ reconstitutes constitutional bench Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana formed a five-member constitutional bench led by him comprising senior-most justices Deepak Kumar Karki, Meera Khadka, Ishwar Khatiwada, and Ananda Mohan Bhattarai. World 07 Jun, 2021
Oli's lawyers oppose reconstitution of Constitutional Bench Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli's lawyers have expressed dissent over the reconstitution of Constitutional Bench by Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher Rana to hear the House dissolution case. Kathmandu 06 Jun, 2021
CJ Rana forms Constitutional Bench comprising senior-most justices to hear HoR dissolution case Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher Rana has reconstituted the Constitutional Bench comprising senior-most justices to hear the House of Representatives dissolution case. Kathmandu 06 Jun, 2021
Constitutional Bench formed on seniority basis to hear writ against Citizenship Amendment ordinance A seniority-based constitutional bench has been formed from among the Supreme Court justices to hear the writ against Citizenship Amendment ordinance, on Friday. Kathmandu 04 Jun, 2021
EDITORIAL: Seniority to count Chief Justice (CJ) Cholendra SJB Rana has agreed to form a five-member constitutional bench based on seniority after drawing flak from the petitioners that the bench he had formed using his discretionary powers would not be impartial and neutral. Opinion 03 Jun, 2021
Constitutional bench to be reconstituted Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana, who is presiding over the five-member constitutional bench hearing the House dissolution case, said a new constitutional bench would be formed on June 6 Kathmandu 02 Jun, 2021
CJ agrees to constitute constitutional bench members on seniority basis CJ agrees to constitute constitutional bench members on seniority basis Nepal 01 Jun, 2021
EDITORIAL: Undue demand Some of the lawyers representing the petitioners – opposition parties – who have challenged the dissolution of the House of Representatives (HoR) for the second time on May 22 have pleaded before the five-member constitutional bench that the justices whose verdict nullified the unification of the CPN- UML and the CPN-Maoist-Centre should recuse themselves from the case. Opinion 01 Jun, 2021
Justices divided on recusal, hearing put off The Supreme Court, which was to decide today whether or not the two constitutional bench justices – Tej Bahadur KC and Bam Kumar Shrestha – should recuse themselves from the House of Representatives dissolution case, could not do so due to differences among justices on the roster for the constitutional bench. Nepal 01 Jun, 2021
Petitioners call for CJ, two justices to recuse themselves from case Lawyers representing petitioners who have challenged the dissolution of the House of Representatives pleaded before the constitutional bench that justices whose verdict nullified the unification of the CPN-UML and the CPN-Maoist Centre should recuse themselves from the case. Kathmandu 31 May, 2021
Refrain from making decisions having long-term ramifications, opposition alliance warns govt The opposition alliance has warned the government to abstain from making decisions regarding state affairs which may have long-term ramifications. Nepal 30 May, 2021
Constitutional bench formed to hear 30 writs challenging House dissolution Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher Rana has formed a five-member Constitutional Bench to hear the writ petitions filed against the dissolution of the House of Representatives, on Friday. Kathmandu 28 May, 2021
