Acting Chief Justice Sapana Pradhan Malla Orders Filing of Petitions Against Chief Justice Recommendation
Kathmandu. Acting Chief Justice (ACJ) Sapana Pradhan Malla has stated in an order that the petitions filed against the recommendation of the Chief Justice were stopped from being registered under the instruction of Justice Manoj Kumar Sharma, who has been recommended for Chief Justice.
The petitions filed by senior advocate Dr. Dinesh Tripathi, advocate Dr. Premraj Silwal, and Gita Thapa against the recommendation of the Constitutional Council were refused to be registered by the administration. In this regard, ACJ Malla mentioned in the order that the petitions were stopped 'under the instruction of Justice Dr. Manoj Kumar Sharma, who has been recommended for Chief Justice', drawing the attention of the Chief Registrar.
In the order, the Chief Registrar informed the justices that the file was not registered because the honorable justice recommended for Chief Justice had given the instruction. ACJ Malla has interpreted this act as an 'obstruction to the path of justice' and a behavior that increases distrust in the public faith towards the court. She has interpreted the stopping of petitions as an 'obstruction to the path of justice' and a behavior that increases distrust in the public faith towards the court.
ACJ Malla has ordered that all petitions be registered by 1 PM today, stating that the Supreme Court administration has obstructed the path of justice by not registering the petitions against the Chief Justice recommendation and keeping them on 'hold'. The written order issued by ACJ Malla mentions that the Supreme Court administration and the Chief Registrar have not fulfilled their constitutional and legal responsibilities.
The order states, 'Everyone has the fundamental human right to knock on the doors of the court according to the constitution and law on behalf of any person or organization that has suffered injustice. The Supreme Court administration does not have the right to stop the petitions against rejection from being registered.'
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