Lottery system to come into effect for assigning cases at SC from today

KATHMANDU, December 1: The Supreme Court is implementing a lottery system for scheduling cases for hearings at the Supreme Court from Wednesday.

With this, the judicial deadlock, which the country has been facing for more than a month, is expected to come to its end. WIth the drawing of lots to schedule cases for hearings, the agitating justices will resume the benches and hearing at the apex court.

A full court held earlier on Thursday decided to implement the lottery system to schedule cause-lists to be effective from December 1.

The meeting took the decision as per the amended version of the SC Regulations which was published in the Nepal Gazette on Monday. 

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 amend the regulations in a bid to introduce the lottery system.