Supreme Court Orders Retrieval of Documents in Case Filed by Dismissed District Judge Shyam Sundar Adhikari Seeking Reinstatement

Kathmandu. An order has been issued by the Supreme Court to summon the case documents in the writ petition filed by the dismissed District Judge Shyam Sundar Adhikari, who is seeking reinstatement.

A joint bench of Supreme Court Justices Kumar Regmi and Nripadhwaj Niroula issued the order to summon the documents on Thursday.

Complaints were filed against Adhikari at the Judicial Council for repeatedly issuing flawed judgments, lack of efficiency, and showing poor conduct.

Shortly before his dismissal, he was transferred to the Supreme Court on deputation following allegations that he favored a party in one of his judgments.

There was also a complaint that Judge Adhikari delivered a judgment by engaging in financial transactions while serving in a district in the Terai region. Upon investigation of that complaint, it was confirmed that Judge Adhikari had engaged in financial transactions, and a recommendation for his dismissal was made to the Judicial Council.

The investigation committee led by Judge Sapana Pradhan Malla had submitted a report recommending Adhikari's dismissal. However, the then Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JBR had exonerated Judge Adhikari by making him apologize during the Council meeting.

But even after that, Adhikari's behavior did not improve, and after it was found that he favored parties in his judgments, he was dismissed.