Bar-Bench Row Taints Justice System, by Mukti Rijal (rn 10/10/2024)

CJ Raut in hot seat: faces challenges ahead to restore public trust, by Bhasa Sharma (rep 08/10/2024)

Reform and Integrity Challenge of new Chief Justice (rep 06/10/2024)

Court scraps six-year-old ban on transport company registrations and renewals : Says ban violated constitutional right to property, and Cabinet overstepped District Administration Office’s authority (kp 05/10/2024)

Petitioner withdraws contempt charge against Bar president : Supreme Court Deputy Registrar Govinda Ghimire had filed the petition on Monday demanding legal action against Gopal Krishna Ghimire (kp 04/10/2024)

SC to remain open for four hours during Dashain holidays (kh 03/102024)

Hearing Committee endorses Raut as the next Chief Justice (kh 02/10/2024)

Supreme Court bench-bar tussle deepens with contempt case : Experts warn the conflict could erode public trust in judiciary, urge dialogue, by Binod Ghimire (kp 02/10/2024), Setting a low bar : The tussle between the bar and the bench is eroding people’s trust in the judiciary (kp 03/10/2024), Sub-Registrar of SC to withdraw contempt of court case filed against NBA President (rep 03/10/2024)

Six complaints registered against proposed Chief Justice Raut (rep 30/09/2024)

Sidhakura.com operators convicted of airing fake content : Court hands Yubraj Kandel, Nabin Dhungana 3-month jail. Six-month jail for Raj Kumar Timilsina, who provided audio, by Binod Ghimire (kp 30/09/2024)

Judicial Council picks two justices ignoring lawyers’ protest : Nripa Dhwaj Niraula and Nityananda Pandey selected while Nepal Bar Association alleges corruption (kp 28/09/2024)

SC orders to submit complete investigation file in Agni Sapkota case (kh 26/09/2024), Continued refusal to issue verdict on Agni Sapkota case raises eyebrows : The Supreme Court has put off hearing in the case more than 60 times, by Binod Ghimire (kp 27/09/2024) [Impunity and the conviction that they are above the law are part of the basic attitude of Nepalese politicians. Anyone accused of a crime should only be allowed to hold political office once his or her innocence has been legally proven!]

SC names 159 new senior advocates (kh 26/09/2024)

NBA protests against appointment of judges (rep 25/09/2024), Bar objection adds new hurdle to judges’ appointment : Lawyers resume protest after chief justice called a Judicial Council meeting for 1 pm on Wednesday to pick the judges (kp 26/09/2024)

CJ Shrestha recommends SC judges before retirement (kh 27/09/2024)

SC denies interim order to release Durga Prasai (kh 24/09/2024)

Justice appointment delay curbs Supreme Court’s strength : With chief justice and a retiring judge out of bench, top court’s load is shouldered by 15 justices (kp 23/09/2024)

Resurgence of the judiciary: A new dawn in Nepal. Strong, independent courts are essential to upholding the rule of law, by Anupam Bhattarai (rep 16/09/2024)

Prakashman Singh Raut recommended as Chief Justice (kh 16/09/2024)

Justice Raut-led panel fails to resolve dispute over law amendment : As the panelists remained divided, two separate reports were presented to Chief Justice Shrestha making the appointment of judges uncertain (kp 15/09/2024)

Constitutional Council fails to recommend Chief Justice (kh 13/09/2024) [What do Nepal's so-called top politicians care about the provisions of the constitution?]

No more than six months imprisonment for failure to pay bail amount: SC (rep 13/09/2024)

Valley Road Expansion Victims’ Struggle Committee demands impeachment of SC judges (kh 09/09/2024)

Govt to reassess SC’s 20-meter riverbank construction ban (kh 09/09/2024), Riverside row : The court must be circumspect when judicial meddling can complicate things and disturb social harmony (kp 10/09/2024)

Judge appointment process hits hierarchy hurdle : Judicial officers object to negotiations between bar and bench to resolve the controversy over changes in regulations (kp 08/09/2024)

“Sidhakura” verdict postponed for September 26 (rep 06/09/2024)

Nepal Bar Association protests against Judicial Council regulations amendment (kh 01/09/2024), Nepal Bar protests planned judge appointments amid hierarchy dispute : Says amended rule undermines lawyer-appointed judges, by Binod Ghimire (kp 02/09/2024)

SC postpones verdict on Agni Sapkota case for fourth time in 12 years (kh 28/08/2024)) [What else?]

SC rejects interim order to annul 30-year service term in APF; 16 officials, including DIG, set to retire (kh 27/08/2024), SC revokes its earlier decision on 30-year service limit for Nepal Police officers (rep 30/08/2024), Supreme Court ends police retirement dispute : In a reprieve for government, 30-year police retirement rule stands despite continued lobbying against it, by Binod Ghimire (kp 31/08/2024)