UML Chair Oli's writ assigned to Deepak Kumar Karki and Mira Khadka's bench - Khabarhub
KATHMANDU: The writ petition filed by CPN-UML Chairperson KP Oli against the Speaker and the Election Commission (EC) alleging non-implementation of the
The constitutional bench comprised of officiating Chief Justice Deepak Kumar Karki, Justices Mira Khadka, Hari Krishna Karki, Bishwambhar Shrestha and Ishwar Prasad Khatiwada rejected to issue both the interim order and the show cause order.
KATHMANDU: The hearing on the writ petition filed against the appointments in the constitutional bodies by the then KP Oli-led government a year ago is to be continued. After today’s (Friday) hearing, the constitutional bench comprising acting Chief Justice Deepak Kumar Karki, Justices Mira Khadka, Harikrishna Karki, Bishwambhar Prasad Shrestha and Ishwar Prasad Khatiwada decided […]
KATHMANDU: The Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court has ruled to revoke the writ petition filed against the Citizenship Ordinance brought by the then Prime Minister KP Oli. A bench of acting Chief Justice Deepak Kumar Karki, Justices Mira Khadka, Harikrishna Karki, Ishwar Khatiwada and Ananda Mohan Bhattarai on Wednesday dismissed the writ petition. Delivering the […]
KATHMANDU: Chief Justice (SC) Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana, who had been assigning only habeas corpus writ petitions to his fellow justices at the Supreme Court amid the ongoing deadlock, has, however, assigned other cases starting Tuesday.
In the cause-list published on Tuesday morning, CJ Rana assigned all sorts of cases including habeas corpus to other justices while his single bench is also scheduled to hear some cases.
Rana formed a total of ten benches --excluding his own, the other nine are joint benches.
Justices including Deepak Kumar Karki, Nahakul Subedi, Mira Khadka, Kumar Regmi, Hari Krishna Karki, Sushma Lata Mathema, Bishwambhar Prasad Shrestha, Kumar Chudal, Aanand Mohan Bhattarai, Prakash Kumar Dhungana, Anil Kumar Sinha, Prakash Man Singh Raut, and Sapana Pradhan Malla have been assigned cases for Tuesday.
Similarly, Bam Kumar Shrestha, Tej Bahadur KC and Manoj Kumar Sharma are also scheduled to bench the hearings on Tuesday as per the clause-list issued by the apex court.
KATHMANDU, September 14: The Bar-Bench coordination committee held a meeting under the chairmanship of Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana and discussed contemporary issues.
"We discussed various contemporary issues relating to judiciary, justice delivery and bar-bench coordination," said Supreme Court Spokesperson Baburam Dahal, adding that formation of constitutional bench, review of recent court verdicts, and report of Justice Harikrishna Karki also featured in the meeting.
The meeting was attended by CJ Rana, senior most Justice Deepak Kumar Karki, Justices Mira Khadka and Harikrishna Karki from the court while Chairperson of Nepal Bar Association Chandeshwor Shrestha, Supreme Court Bar Chairperson Purna Man Shakya, senior advocates Harihar Dahal and Shambhu Thapa, Attorney General Khamma Bahadur Khati and Chief Registrar Lal Bahadur Kunwar.
KATHMANDU, July 1: Hearing on the case related to the dissolution of the House of Representatives (HoR) continued at the Supreme Court Thursday too.
Former attorney general Agni Kharel has presented his arguments from the defendant’s side. Senior advocate Surendra Mahato also debated on behalf of the government on Thursday.
The government attorneys finished presenting their arguments on Wednesday and lawyers from Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli began their arguments yesterday [Wednesday].
A total of 23 lawyers are scheduled to present their arguments from PM Oli’s side and some senior advocates took part in the debate on Wednesday soon after the government attorneys completed their arguments.
A total of four and half hours is remaining for defending the case from the PM's side as seven hours was allocated to them. After the completion of PM Oli’s lawyers’ arguments, lawyers from the Speaker Agni Prasad Sapkota will get time to present their arguments in the bench for an hour.
After responding to the court’s queries by defendants then amicus curiae will present their arguments on the case.
The hearing on the case is underway at the constitutional bench led by the chief justice Cholendra Shamsher JB Rana. Along with Rana the bench comprises justices Deepak Kumar Karki, Mira Khadka, Ishwar Prasad Khatiwada and Dr Ananda Mohan Bhattarai.
Twenty six writ petitions were filed against the dissolution of the House of Representatives. On May 22, President Bidya Devi Bhandari, at the recommendation of the Council of Ministers, dissolved the House of Representatives and fixed November 12 and 19 as the date for mid-term election.
The petitioners seek declaring the President's decision as unconstitutional and illegal, and reinstatement of the House of Representatives.
