Supreme Court Publishes List of 10 Judges Who Decided Most Cases in Fiscal Year 2082/083

Kathmandu. The Supreme Court on Thursday published details of 10 judges working in high courts and benches who decided the highest number of cases in the current fiscal year 2082/083. According to the preliminary performance report published by the Supreme Court, Judge Teknarayan Kunwar, who also works in the High Court Janakpur and Special Court, ranked first. He decided a total of 1,421 cases during this period. Similarly, the second-ranked judge, Tikaram Acharya, disposed of 1,221 cases while working in the High Court Janakpur and High Court Patan. Judge Jagat Bahadur Thapa, working in the temporary benches of Birgunj and Butwal, ranked third. He decided 1,169 cases. Judge Somakanta Mainali of High Court Patan and Tulsipur bench, who ranked fourth, disposed of 1,059 cases, while Judge Narishwar Bhandari of High Court Janakpur and Rajbiraj bench, who ranked fifth, concluded the decision of 1,020 cases. Similarly, Judge Jagdish Ghimire of High Court Janakpur is also on the list of judges who decided more than 1,000 cases. He decided 1,002 cases. The list of other judges who decided more than 1,000 cases includes Gokarna Dangi, Krishna Prasad Subedi, Rajuram Silwal, and Kailash Prasad Subedi, respectively. The Supreme Court also published a list of 12 judges from the District Court who decided the most cases. The Supreme Court concluded that the performance shown by these judges, at a time when the caseload in the courts is increasing, has helped to enhance the image of the judiciary. According to the Supreme Court, all levels of courts achieved a total progress of 55.03 percent in the current fiscal year. During this period, 196,474 cases were disposed of out of a total of 357,023 cases, including those carried over from the previous responsibility and newly registered ones. Out of a total of 60,564 cases in the high courts, 42,614 cases have been disposed of, which amounts to 70.36 percent. Similarly, district courts across the country have achieved 55.61 percent success. Out of a total of 251,734 cases in the district courts, 139,979 cases have been disposed of. In the Supreme Court, 11,469 cases have been disposed of out of a total of 38,936 cases.