EDITORIAL: CJ Rana acquitted? Secretary General of the Parliament Secretariat, Bharat Raj Gautam, shook the entire political sphere, parliament and judiciary by acquitting suspended Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Cholendra Shumsher Rana of the unconcluded impeachment motion on Wednesday. Opinion 09 Dec, 2022
EDITORIAL: HoR term ends President Bidhya Devi Bhandari prorogued the current session of both the Houses of Parliament from Saturday midnight, bringing also to an end the five-year term of the first elected House of Representatives (HoR) after the promulgation of the new... Opinion 19 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
Allegations galore against chief justice The Nepal Bar Association has submitted a 35-point letter to Impeachment Recommendation Committee listing details of the alleged wrongdoings by Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana. Kathmandu 29 Aug, 2022
Process of investigating charges against Chief Justice Rana begins Impeachment recommendation committee formed to investigate allegations against Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana started its proceedings today. Nepal 18 Aug, 2022
EDITORIAL: Justice for sale The Judicial Council (JC) formed a three-member probe committee on Wednesday under the JC member Ram Prasad Shrestha to look into the alleged audio tape leaked to the media, in which lawyer Rudra Pokharel is heard offering a bribe of Rs 20 million to Kathmandu District Court (KDC) Judge Raj Kumar Koirala for the release of Ichha Raj Tamang, founder of Civil Saving and Credit Cooperatives Society Ltd. Nepal 24 Jun, 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
NBA, justices dwell on lottery-based cause list Amid their continued protest against Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana, Nepal Bar Association and dissident justices of the Supreme Court on Thursday discussed the new Supreme Court Regulation that incorporates provision related to lottery-based cause list. Nepal 26 Nov, 2021
CJ seeks negotiated settlement with NBA Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana today issued a press statement urging the Nepal Bar Association and dissident justices of the Supreme Court to find a negotiated settlement to end the NBA’s agitation. The NBA has, however, rejected the CJ’s offer of dialogue. Nepal 16 Nov, 2021
CJ Rana assigns hearing today Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana has assigned hearing on all types of cases including the habeas corpus ones today. Nepal 14 Nov, 2021
Call to protect judicial independence, integrity crisis in apex court The International Commission of Jurists, Human Rights Watch, and Amnesty International today warned that the independence and integrity of the judiciary in Nepal was being jeopardised by the crisis in the Supreme Court. Nepal 13 Nov, 2021
Dissident justices stay away from SC benches Fifteen Supreme Court justices boycotted their benches today after Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana listed cases other than habeas corpus writ petitions in the cause list. Only two justices — Tej Bahadur KC and Manoj Kumar Sharma — who shared the bench heard the only habeas corpus writ petition. Nepal 10 Nov, 2021
