CJ Rana buckles under lawyers' pressure Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JB Ranan has referred cases that prevented the constitutional bench from hearing petitions filed against appointments to the constitutional bodies to the constitutional bench yesterday. Nepal 04 Nov, 2021
15 SC justices seek CJ Rana's resignation Fifteen justices of the Supreme Court met Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana today and asked him to quit in the face of recent controversy surrounding him. Nepal 27 Oct, 2021
CJ Rana says he won't step down in meeting with SC justices Oli asks for resignation of all justices that gave the verdict to dethrone him Kathmandu 26 Oct, 2021
Apex court justices to boycott full court meeting Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana, who has been embroiled in a controversy for allegedly lobbying to get his brother-in-law appointed to the Cabinet, now faces challenge from within the judiciary, as 14 justices of the Supreme Court have decided to boycott the full court (meeting of the justices) that CJ Rana has planned for tomorrow. Nepal 25 Oct, 2021
NBA to raise issue with CJ Rana Office bearers of Nepal Bar Association will hold talks with Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana and raise the issue of Rana seeking his share in the Cabinet as reported in the media. Nepal 24 Oct, 2021
Former judges ask Chief Justice Rana to quit The Former Judges Forum-Nepal has issued a press release urging Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana, who has been embroiled in a controversy over his alleged attempt to seek spoils of political appointments and share in the Sher Bahadur Deuba-led Cabinet, to resign from his post. Nepal 23 Oct, 2021
EDITORIAL: Probe into claims The resignation by the newly-appointed Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies, Gajendra Bahadur Hamal, on the eve of the Dashain holidays was intended to put to rest the controversy surrounding his induction into the Cabinet. Opinion 18 Oct, 2021
Industry minister Hamal puts in papers Newly appointed Minister of Industry, Commerce, and Supplies Gajendra Bahadur Hamal resigned after media outlets and civil society members continued to accuse Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana of lobbying Prime Minister SherBahadur Deuba to appoint him as a minister. Kathmandu 11 Oct, 2021
Third front rises in UML against Oli Third front leaders of the CPN-UML who were with Madhav Kumar Nepal but parted ways with him when Nepal opened a new party – CPN (Unified Socialist) -- and remained with the UML continue to disagree with UML Chair KP Sharma Oli. Kathmandu 27 Sep, 2021
SC shot in the arm for Madhav Kumar Nepal The Supreme Court on Friday refused to issue an interim order on a writ petition demanding nullification of the registration of CPN (Unified Socialist). Nepal 25 Sep, 2021
Retired SC justice moves apex court Retired justice of Supreme Court Balaram KC on Monday moved the Supreme Court seeking his role as an intervenor in the case filed by Advocate Ganesh Regmi against the Supreme Court in which single bench of Justice Hari Prasad Phuyal has issued an interim order staying the hearing of the case challenging appointments to constitutional bodies. Nepal 14 Sep, 2021
Writ filed seeking repeal of stay order Senior Advocate Dinesh Tripathi, who had challenged the appointments made by the erstwhile KP Sharma Oli government in constitutional bodies bypassing parliamentary hearing, filed a writ petition at the Supreme Court on Friday seeking repeal of a stay order passed by a single bench of Justice Hari Prasad Phuyal against hearing on the case related to appointments in constitutional bodies. Nepal 04 Sep, 2021
