Government challenges verdicts in Dilip Mahato case The government has filed a review petition at the Supreme Court challenging the district and high court verdicts in the case of Dilip Mahato of Dhanusha, who was intentionally killed and then run over by a tipper while protesting illegal mining. Nepal 12 Dec, 2024
Ajit's corpse awaiting justice at Teaching Hospital morgue for seven years ​​​​​​​Ajit Dhakal Mijar’s corpse has been kept at the Teaching Hospital morgue in Maharajgunj for eight years. Kathmandu 11 Jul, 2023
Apex Court grants rape-accused cricketer Lamichhane permission to travel abroad With the highest court's order today, door has opened for Lamichhane to travel abroad to play cricket internationally. Kathmandu 27 Feb, 2023
Sah to challenge JC's decision to remove her from High Court Renuka Sah, who was removed as High Court judge by the Judicial Council for ‘concealing her ineligibility’ for high court judgeship, said the JC’s decision was prejudiced and she would challenge her removal in a court of law. Kathmandu 11 Jul, 2022
EDITORIAL - Charge-sheet ready With just five days left as per the statutory limitation, the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of the Nepal Police is all set to file a charge-sheet against more than 300 offenders who were involved in the Lalita Niwas land grab scam since 1990. Opinion 06 Jan, 2022
EDITORIAL: Seniority to count Chief Justice (CJ) Cholendra SJB Rana has agreed to form a five-member constitutional bench based on seniority after drawing flak from the petitioners that the bench he had formed using his discretionary powers would not be impartial and neutral. Opinion 03 Jun, 2021
Constitutional bench to be reconstituted Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana, who is presiding over the five-member constitutional bench hearing the House dissolution case, said a new constitutional bench would be formed on June 6 Kathmandu 02 Jun, 2021
EDITORIAL: Undue demand Some of the lawyers representing the petitioners – opposition parties – who have challenged the dissolution of the House of Representatives (HoR) for the second time on May 22 have pleaded before the five-member constitutional bench that the justices whose verdict nullified the unification of the CPN- UML and the CPN-Maoist-Centre should recuse themselves from the case. Opinion 01 Jun, 2021
Justices divided on recusal, hearing put off The Supreme Court, which was to decide today whether or not the two constitutional bench justices – Tej Bahadur KC and Bam Kumar Shrestha – should recuse themselves from the House of Representatives dissolution case, could not do so due to differences among justices on the roster for the constitutional bench. Nepal 01 Jun, 2021
Petitioners call for CJ, two justices to recuse themselves from case Lawyers representing petitioners who have challenged the dissolution of the House of Representatives pleaded before the constitutional bench that justices whose verdict nullified the unification of the CPN-UML and the CPN-Maoist Centre should recuse themselves from the case. Kathmandu 31 May, 2021
No hearing on Dahal's petition to revive NCP unification: Supreme Court The Supreme Court has rejected a review petition registered by the Chairperson of CPN (Maoist Centre) Pushpa Kamal Dahal to review its decision that had nullified the unification between CPN-UML and the Maoist Centre. Kathmandu 01 Apr, 2021
Chief Justice Rana allots Dahal's review petition to his bench Hearing on Dahal's review petition will be carried out today by a full bench headed by Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher Rana - Kathmandu 01 Apr, 2021
