The Parliamentary Hearing Committee in the federal parliament is devising a fast track to endorse three new Supreme Court justices for their appointment.
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KATHMANDU: With newly amended Supreme Court (SC) Regulations being published in the Nepal Gazette, justices at the apex will now be assigned daily cases through a system of drawing lots.
The notice regarding the amended version of SC Regulations was published in the Nepal Gazette on Monday.
Though Monday’s notice in the gazette paved the way for the assignment of cases through the lottery system, an SC full court is required to take a decision to give it a formality.
The new provision replaces the prerogative that the Chief Justice enjoys while assigning cases to the justices at the apex court.
A report submitted by Justice Hari Krishna Karki had recommended introducing the lottery system. Another report by Justice Mira Khadka had also suggested the procedure to implement the system.
A full court held on November 18 decided to introduce a lottery system amending the existing provisions in the SC Regulations and endorsing a procedure regarding the new system.
KATHMANDU, October 25: A joint meeting of Supreme Court (SC) justices have begun.
Even if the Chief Justice (CJ) Cholendre Shumsher JBR had summoned a full court meeting for Monday, SC justices sat for a joint meeting. Due to the joint meeting, the full court meeting called by CJ Rana has fallen into limbo.
Similarly, as many as 14 SC justices have already decided to boycott the full court meeting summoned by CJ Rana.
Besides, the Nepal Bar Association has urged the authorities concerned to take effective actions immediately as the Judicial body has been involved in controversy due to CJ Rana himself.
Meanwhile, at the time when the CJ and other justices are facing disputes, some of the apex court justices are touring Khaptad and the United States of America. Justice Sapana Malla Pradan and Anil Kumar Singh are currently in Khaptad while justice Ishwar Prasad Kathiwada is in the USA.
Likewise, justice Nahakul Subedi took an urgent leave on Monday along with justices Tej Bahadur K.C and Dr Kumar Chudal.
The Supreme Court is likely to begin hearing of the cases filed against the government's decision to dissolve the House of Representatives smoothly from Sunday with Chief Justice Cholendra Shamsher Rana commissioning most senior justices in a constitutional bench.
Chief Justice Cholendra Shamsher Rana has administered the oath of office and secrecy to newly appointed apex court justices Kumar Chudal and Nahakul Subedi on Wednesday.
