Impeachment conundrum: Making a mockery of the constitution Impeachment is the process by which charges against a public official for a misconduct and violation of the constitution are initiated by a legislative body or a legally constituted tribunal. Opinion 19 Dec, 2022
NBA condemns ordinance on pardoning jailed politicians The Nepal Bar Association and the Supreme Court Bar Association today issued separate press releases condemning the government’s move to bring an ordinance to facilitate withdrawal of government cases filed against political cadres who had adopted violent methods in the past but signed pacts with the government expressing their commitment to join the peaceful mainstream. Nepal 14 Dec, 2022
Lawyers call it 'unconstitutional' move The Nepal Bar Association today issued a press release condemning Parliament Secretariat’s Secretary General Bharat Raj Gautam’s clean chit to Rana. It has asked the concerned government body not to implement Gautam’s decision. Nepal 08 Dec, 2022
Parliament Secretariat gives clean chit to CJ Rana Secretary General of the Parliament Secretariat Bharat Raj Gautam today courted controversy by issuing clean chit to Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana, who was suspended as CJ on February 13 when 98 lawmakers from the ruling alliance filed an impeachment motion against him. Nepal 08 Dec, 2022
NBA flays CIAA for questioning court's competence The Nepal Bar Association issued a press release on Thursday condemning the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority’s recent remarks against the Special Court, accusing the court of not weighing evidence properly in cases filed by it. Nepal 11 Nov, 2022
Polls will be organised in fearless, impartial way: EC The EC was effortful to ensure that the vote would not be affected due to security reason and vested interests of any contesting political parties or candidates. Nepal 06 Nov, 2022
Govt ensures chief justice doesn't reach SC Govt ensures chief justice doesn’t reach SC Nepal 19 Sep, 2022
Former CJs say not enough evidence to summon them Four former chief justices — Anup Raj Sharma, Kalyan Shrestha, Sushila Karki, and Min Bahadur Raymajhi — who were summoned by the impeachment recommendation committee today wrote a letter to the House panel objecting to its decision to summon them without gathering any evidence to support suspended Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana’s allegations against them. Nepal 16 Sep, 2022
Chief Justice Rana's testimony: Accused to be summoned The Impeachment Recommendation Committee of the House of Representatives will summon people named by suspended Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana during his testimony before the panel. Nepal 14 Sep, 2022
'Micro economic indicators should be strengthened for country's development' Supreme Court Justice Anil Kumar Sinha has said the micro indicators of the economy should be strengthened for the development of the country. Business 12 Sep, 2022
Committee continues to record statement from Rana over impeachment motion The Impeachment Motion Recommendation Committee formed by the Parliament in regard with the impeachment motion registered against suspended Chief Justice (CJ) Cholendra Shumser JB Rana continues to record statement form him today, too. Kathmandu 04 Sep, 2022
EDITORIAL: Rana defends his case Six-and-a-half months after 98 lawmakers of the ruling coalition partners in the House of Representatives (HoR) filed an impeachment motion against Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana on charges of failing to maintain sanctity of the Judiciary on February 13, suspended Rana appeared Wednesday before the 15-member Impeachment Recommendation Committee Opinion 02 Sep, 2022
