Appointees of constitutional bodies sworn-in

Officials of different constitutional bodies, appointed by the government, have been sworn-in on Wednesday morning.

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President Bhandari observes Indrajatra

Others observing the festival were the Prime Minister, chief of constitutional bodies, ministers, etc.

Supplementary petition lodged against constitutional appointments

KATHMANDU, July 20: A supplementary petition has been lodged at the Supreme Court (SC) challenging the appointments made in the constitutional bodies at the recommendation of the Constitutional Council issuing ordinance by the KP Oli administration. Advocate Om Prakash Aryal registered the supplementary petition on Monday naming the Office of the President, Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers and others as the defendants seeking to remove those appointed through the ordinances in different dates. The supplementary petition claims that a total of 52 appointments in different constitutional bodies are unlawful and unconstitutional. Likewise, the petition states that the recommendation process itself was unconstitutional.  Advocate Aryal had also lodged the first writ petition on 16 December, 2020.

Writ petition against the appointment of 20 constitutional officials

The Supreme Court on Wednesday has registered a writ petition that demands 20 officials appointed at various constitutional bodies removed from the position.

Prez Bhandari appoints 20 commissioners in various constitutional bodies

KATHMANDU, June 24: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has appointed 20 commissioners of various constitutional bodies including the Public Service Commission and the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA).

Constitutional Council recommends names for constitutional bodies

The Constitutional Council (CC) has recommended names for appointments on several posts lying vacant in the constitutional bodies including the Public Service Commission and the Election Commission.

CC recommends names for constitutional bodies

KATHMANDU, May 9: The Constitutional Council (CC) has recommended names for appointments on several posts lying  vacant in the constitutional bodies including the Public Service Commission and the Election Commission.  A meeting of the Council today at the Prime Minister’s official residence in Baluwatar took a decision in this regard. “The meeting has recommended appointments of office bearers for vacant posts in the constitutional bodies. Names of the office bearers to be appointed in the bodies will be made public through formal process,” said  National Assembly Chairperson Ganesh Timilsina talking to media-persons after the meeting.  However, President of main opposition Nepali Congress Sher Bahadur Deuba and Speaker Agni Prasad Sapkota did not show up in the meeting.

NBA opposes recent appointments in constitutional bodies

Nepal Bar Association has issued a declaration at its 47th Executive Committee meeting opposing the appointments recently made in 11 constitutional bodies bypassing parliamentary hearings.