'Pro bono lawyers need resources' Supreme Court Justice Sapana Pradhan Malla has said that Nepal’s pro bono lawyers need to ensure sustainable representation of indigent groups of people. Nepal 27 Mar, 2022
Attorney General Khati stresses professional integrity in judiciary Attorney General Khamma Bahadur Khati has stressed professional integrity on the part of law practitioners to further promote the dignity and image of the judiciary. Nepal 16 Mar, 2022
EDITORIAL: Settle within deadline One month after the ruling political parties – Nepali Congress, CPN-Maoist Centre and CPN-(Unified Socialist) – filed an impeachment motion against Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher Rana, invoking Article 101 (2) of the constitution, Speaker Agni Sapkota said discussion on the motion would start from Wednesday. Opinion 15 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
NC's poll alliance decision seen as strategic While one section of Nepali Congress leaders finds reasons to oppose NC President and Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba’s announcement that the ruling alliance will contest the forthcoming elections together, there are many within the NC and outside it that see the PM’s announcement as a calculated move aimed at averting the formation of a left alliance. Nepal 13 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
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
National conference of lawyers concludes The National Conference of Lawyers has concluded with the adoption of 24-point declaration, including cleansing and making the judiciary corruption-free and enhancing capacity of new entrant legal practitioners. Nepal 02 Mar, 2022
Need for effective justice delivery stressed President Bidhya Devi Bhandari has stressed that all the bodies concerned should ensure effective delivery of justice by assimilating the basic principles of justice. Nepal 28 Feb, 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
Impeachment motion filed against chief justice In a dramatic turn of events today, 98 lawmakers from the ruling coalition registered a motion of impeachment against Supreme Court Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher Rana at the Parliament Secretariat. Nepal 14 Feb, 2022
Impeachment motion registered against CJ Rana A motion of impeachment has been filed against Supreme Court Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher Rana. Nepal 13 Feb, 2022