SC mandamus to cost govt dearly ​​​​​​​Eight years after promulgation of the Constitution, the apex Court, recently through a mandamus directed the government to disseminate the constitution’s copies to each household across Nepal. Kathmandu 13 Sep, 2023
SC issues short-term interim order The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued the short-term interim order to maintain the status quo at the National Sports Council. Sports 16 Dec, 2021
Supreme Court gives verdict on Deaths of Nepali Migrant Workers KATHMANDU: The Supreme Court (SC) -- in a case filed by organisations working in the field of labour migration -- has questioned the alarming deaths of Nepali migrant workers and issued an order of mandamus against line government authorities. In... Horoscopes 09 Jan, 2020
Madhesi inclusion in judiciary still a far cry Kathmandu, December 7 Although the constitution guarantees proportional inclusion of all social groups in all state organs, the judiciary has not been ensuring this principle in the appointment of judges. Of the 11 Supreme Court justices who were... Travel 08 Dec, 2019
�NHRC Bill provisions will affect transitional justice� The government has registered the bill to amend the National Human Rights Commission Act in the Parliament. Although the government has been criticised for the bill proposing to give the Attorney General overriding power against recommendations of the... Travel 01 Jul, 2019
�Resolve transitional justice issues thru commissions� Kathmandu, April 18 Supreme Court Justice nominee Hari Phuyal today told the Parliamentary Hearing Committee during confirmation hearing that the country’s transitional justice issues should be resolved through the two transitional justice... Travel 19 Apr, 2019
Judicial Council recommends five names for Supreme Court justice KATHMANDU: A meeting of the Judicial Council on Tuesday has decided to recommend five names for Supreme Court justice. According to Judicial Council communication officer Teknath Gautam, two High Court Chief Judges -- Prakash Kumar Dhungana and... Travel 02 Apr, 2019
�Social awareness key to ending child marriage� Kathmandu, September 14 Lawyers and stakeholders have said that criminalisation of child marriage as provisioned in the new penal code alone would not solve problems. Participants of a talk programme organised by SAARC Law, Nepal on child... Travel 15 Sep, 2018
Police rearrest Bishwakarma after Supreme Court orders his release Kathmandu, August 23 Spokesperson for the Netra Bikram Chand-led Communist Party of Nepal Khadga Bahadur Bishwakarma (Prakanda) was rearrested for the third time today after the Supreme Court ordered the government to release him from... Horoscopes 24 Aug, 2018
Bishwakarma released, rearrested Kathmandu, August 17 Police arrested Netra Bikram Chand-led Communist Party of Nepal Spokesperson Khadga Bahadur Bishwakarma (Prakanda) immediately after he was released from detention by a Supreme Court order. In response to habeas corpus... Horoscopes 17 Aug, 2018
Special court to look into conflict-era cases Kathmandu, June 21 The Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs has shared a draft of a new bill that proposes to give jurisdiction to a special court to adjudicate conflict-era cases. A bill related to transitional justice proposes to... Travel 22 Jun, 2018
Province 2 sensitive, says home minister Bara, April 25 Minister for Home Affairs Ram Bahadur Thapa today said Province 2 was sensitive from the security perspective. Inaugurating the security meeting of Province 2 in Simara, Bara, Thapa held that a special security strategy would be... Travel 26 Apr, 2018
