The Supreme Court, High Courts, District Courts, judges and the Judicial Council.
Of 152 High Court judges, 70 came from legal practice and 56 from the district courts. No sitting Supreme Court justice began as a district judge. What the Constitution says about the balance, and the arguments on each side.
The 15 September meeting sent the Supreme Court registrar, a district judge and the head of the judgment execution directorate to the High Court. Lawyers said appointments should have started at the top.
The Judicial Council can discipline and remove High Court and district judges. Supreme Court justices can be removed only by impeachment. A guide to Article 153 and related provisions.
The Supreme Court’s constitutional bench has not sat regularly since 7 October. An analysis of what Article 137 gives the Chief Justice, where the Bar and the judges disagree, and the options for a lasting fix.
Dan Bahadur Karki, removed as Inspector General of Police, asks the court to quash the Cabinet decision and reinstate him. The court has not issued any order yet.
The full court did not set up its own inquiry, instead asking the “concerned authorities” to investigate and make the facts public. The justices named in the reports deny wrongdoing.
A mandamus directs the government to set up licensing and regulation for cannabis grown for medicinal, scientific, agricultural and industrial purposes. The full text of the judgment was made public recently.
All four names come from the judicial service; no advocate or jurist was put forward. The recommendations must clear a parliamentary hearing before any appointment.
An interim order stops the provincial government from taking decisions of long-term significance while the court hears a petition claiming the chief minister failed to seek a vote of confidence within 30 days.
Nepal won 173 of 180 votes in an uncontested General Assembly election. Its return to the Council is likely to bring closer scrutiny of its stalled transitional justice process.
The Constitution guarantees the right to know the grounds of arrest, to consult a lawyer and to be brought before a judicial authority within 24 hours. The Criminal Procedure Code limits how long police may hold a suspect.
