Impeachment motion registered against CJ Rana

KATHMANDU, Feb 13: An impeachment motion has been registered against the Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana.

As many as 98 lawmakers including lawmakers of ruling Nepali Congress, CPN (Maoist Center) and CPN (Unified Socialist) registered the motion at the parliament secretariat on Sunday morning.

CJ Rana has been accused of defaming the Judiciary and exercising the position for his personal interests.

According to the constitutional provision, an impeachment motion can be filed at the parliament by securing the support of at least one-fourth of the total number of lawmakers.

According to the constitutional provision, an impeachment motion can be filed at the parliament by securing the support of at least one-fourth of the total number of lawmakers.  

For the past 107 days, the Nepal Bar Association has been staging protests at the Supreme Court demanding implementation of Justice Hari Krishna Karki’s Report and resignation of CJ Rana.