Supreme Court rules commuting Koirala's sentence was wrong ​​​​​​​The Supreme Court has released the full text of its judgement passed in the homicide case filed against former DIG of Armed Police Force Ranjan Koirala, ruling that commuting the convict’s sentence was wrong as he had killed his wife in cold blooded and tried to destroy evidence of the crime. Nepal 23 Jul, 2023
Impeachment motion can't be a vindictive weapon: SC The five-member constitutional bench of the Supreme Court led by Acting Chief Justice Hari Krishna Karki delivered a landmark verdict on the Sunil Ranjan Singh and others versus the government case. Nepal 13 May, 2023
CC meeting fails to nominate CJ A meeting of the Constitutional Council held today to nominate the new chief justice failed to do so due to divergence of views between the government and leader of Opposition KP Sharma Oli. Nepal 20 Apr, 2023
Undecided impeachment motion to be carried over to new HoR The House of Representatives Regulation Drafting Committee has agreed to incorporate a provision whereby an impeachment motion filed in the HoR will not be rendered ineffective if the HoR tenure ends and such motions will be taken up in the new HoR. Nepal 15 Feb, 2023
Parliament Sectt told to procure probe report The Supreme Court has ordered the Parliament Secretariat to procure the report submitted by the Impeachment Recommendation Committee that investigated impeachment allegations against former chief justice Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana. Nepal 09 Feb, 2023
HoR drafts regulation on impeachment probe The House of Representatives Regulations Drafting Committee has proposed to complete impeachment probe against the president and the vice-president within three months and that against the chief justice, members of the Judicial Council, and office bearers of other constitutional bodies within five months. Nepal 09 Feb, 2023
Gautam to furnish explanation to apex court's constitutional bench Secretary General of Parliament Secretariat Bharatraj Gautam today responded to the Supreme Court’s letter saying that whatever he has to say about his decision to give clean chit to Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana he will state in a written reply to the constitutional bench of the apex court. Nepal 12 Dec, 2022
Apex court stays clean chit to Rana The Supreme Court has stayed the execution of the letter written by Secretary General of Parliament Secretariat Bharatraj Gautam giving clean chit to Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana who faces impeachment motion in the House of Representatives. Nepal 10 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
Decision on retirement benefits for acting CJ flayed The government recently decided to provide post retirement benefits to Acting Chief Justice Deepak Kumar Karki on par with retired chief justices after Karki retires from service on October 2. Nepal 29 Sep, 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
