Former PM Oli fears disruption in local polls CPN-UML Chair KP Sharma Oli presented his political document in the party’s central committee meeting, stating that an attempt may be made to disrupt local polls by using the case filed against appointments made on the basis of recommendation of the Constitutional Council. Nepal 24 Mar, 2022
Writ petitions against citizenship ordinance quashed The Supreme Court today quashed writ petitions filed against the citizenship ordinance issued by the KP Sharma Oli-led government on May 22. The court is yet to release full text of its order. Nepal 17 Mar, 2022
Ruling coalition avoiding vote on impeachment motion: CPN-UML The main opposition CPN- UML has said that it would expose the mala fide intention of the ruling coalition behind moving the impeachment motion against Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana and avoiding to put the motion to vote. Nepal 17 Mar, 2022
Parliament prorogued President Bidhya Devi Bhandari, on recommendation of the government, prorogued the current session of the Paraliament from midnight today. Nepal 16 Mar, 2022
Debate on Rana impeachment on Mar 16 The House of Representatives will discuss the impeachment motion filed against Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana from Wednesday. Nepal 14 Mar, 2022
Impeachment motion against CJ Rana tabled in HoR meeting The impeachment motion against Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana has been tabled in today's meeting of the House of Representatives (HoR). Kathmandu 13 Mar, 2022
Impeachment motion against CJ Rana next agenda in HoR Minister of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Dilendra Prasad Badu has said that the government will seek to initiate debate on the impeachment motion filed against Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana in the next meeting of the House of Representatives scheduled for March 6. Nepal 03 Mar, 2022
UML threatens to impeach four SC justices The main opposition party CPN-UML is threatening to impeach four justices of the Supreme Court who constitute the constitutional bench — Acting Chief Justice Deepak Kumar Karki, Meera Khadka, Ishwar Prasad Khatiwada, and Anand Mohan Bhattarai. Nepal 15 Feb, 2022
'CJ impeachment motion will be discussed in Parliament' Minister of Law, Justice, and Parliamentary Affairs Dilendra Prasad Badu has said the Parliament will conduct discussion on the impeachment motion tabled against Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana. Nepal 14 Feb, 2022
No end in sight to stalemate in judiciary as CJ refuses to quit Deadlock continues in the judiciary though dissident justices of the Supreme Court had begun hearing cases after the lottery-based cause list was launched on December 1. Nepal 18 Jan, 2022
CJ's resignation won't end crisis in judiciary: Oli CPN-UML Chair KP Sharma Oli, who is smarting from the defeat he suffered in the House of Representatives dissolution case, today told office bearers of the Nepal Bar Association that their demand for Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana’s resignation was not enough to bring the required reform in the Judiciary. Nepal 08 Dec, 2021
NBA to protest till CJ quits The Nepal Bar Association continued its protest against Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana today demanding his resignation. Nepal 07 Dec, 2021