Nepal Bar Association Protests Against Supreme Court Administration

Kathmandu. The Nepal Bar Association has announced protests starting today, citing the Supreme Court administration's obstruction of the judicial process by not registering writ petitions of constitutional significance. The Bar will hold a protest against the court administration's working style at the Bar premises today at 1:15 PM, holding lanterns. It has also been mentioned that further programs will be announced in the coming days based on suggestions received from advisors and units. The Bar has called upon all legal practitioners to participate in the protest in support of justice, conscience, and fair process.

A press release issued on Monday by the Bar's General Secretary, Senior Advocate Kedar Prasad Koirala, stated that for some time now, the court administration has been rejecting writ petitions of constitutional significance filed in the Supreme Court and obstructing the path of justice by not registering petitions against such rejections for a long time. According to the statement, even though the Acting Chief Justice ordered the registration of petitions against rejections using the provisions of the Constitution of Nepal, the Judicial Administration Act, 2073, and the Supreme Court Regulations, 2074, the court administration has been accused of not complying with this order.

The Nepal Bar has termed the court administration's behavior as 'extraordinary and unnatural,' stating that it raises serious questions in the history of judicial administration. The Bar has also objected to the discussion on matters sub-judice in the court taking place in the Parliament, despite the constitutional provision that such matters should not be discussed in Parliament. The Bar has expressed dissatisfaction with the 'emotionally driven and arrogant expressions' made in the Parliament and has requested the Speaker to remove such expressions from the parliamentary records and ensure they are not repeated in the future.