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
Supreme Court forms Constitutional Bench, six cases allotted The Supreme Court (SC) has formed a constitutional bench and started hearing by it from today. Kathmandu 04 Mar, 2022
NBA declaration rejects Rana as CJ The 15th All Nepal Lawyers National Conference of Nepal Bar Association today issued a 24-point declaration saying it would not accept Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana as chief justice as he was suspended after an impeachment motion was filed against him in the House of Representatives. Nepal 04 Mar, 2022
EDITORIAL: CJ faces impeachment The Supreme Court has now become a scapegoat of the ruling coalition with as many as 98 lawmakers registering an impeachment motion against Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher Rana on Sunday, accusing him of failing to maintain the sanctity of the Judiciary and seeking power-sharing with the executive when the five-member constitutional bench delivered a verdict reinstating the dissolved parliament some six months ago. Opinion 15 Feb, 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
UML parliamentary party meeting commences, party to boycott speaker's all-party meet The parliamentary party meeting of main opposition party CPN-UML has commenced in the capital. Nepal 14 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
Main opposition CPN-UML calls secretariat, parliamentary party meetings Main opposition party CPN-UML has called a meeting of the party secretariat on Sunday evening. Nepal 13 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
