Acting Chief Justice Sapana Pradhan Malla on Monday issued a written order to the Supreme Court administration to register the pending writ petitions.
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The Nepal Bar Association has called an emergency meeting of its executive committee and advisory council. After returning from a meeting with Acting Chief Justice Sapana Pradhan Malla, the bar has called a meeting of officials of the Nepal Bar, including officials of the Valley Bar, to formulate an official position. The meeting is ongoing.
In today's meeting of the House of Representatives, Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSWP) lawmakers have expressed their objections to the order to register a writ petition against the decision of the Constitutional Council under the recommendation process for the future Chief Justice, Sapana Pradhan Malla, saying it is against legal norms and practices.
In the meeting, RSWP lawmakers Samiksha Baskota and Yagyamani Neupane expressed their opinion that the order to register a writ petition against the decision of the Constitutional Council under the recommendation process for the future Chief Justice cannot be considered good. Although they were clear that the independent judiciary should do its job, they expressed disagreement with the work being done outside the administration of justice. After that, UML lawmakers objected to the statement made against the provision of the rules that do not discuss judicial work in parliament.
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Acting Chief Justice Sapana Pradhan Malla had ordered the Constitutional Council to register the petition against the bench by 1 pm, claiming that seniority was violated on the recommendation of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. The registration time has expired, and the Chief Registrar and Registrars are out of contact.
A team from Kathmandu Valley Bar and Nepal Bar has reached Acting Chief Justice Sapana Pradhan Malla to understand the registration of the writ petition. Senior advocate Vijay Mishra, President of Nepal Bar Association, says: Two courts have been seen. This dispute should be brought to a conclusion. He has asked, 'If the orders of the Acting Chief Justice are not followed, then the question arises as to how the government and other bodies will follow the orders of the court?'
Writ petitioner Prem Silwal had met Acting Chief Justice Sapana Pradhan Malla in the morning and complained that there was no petition to be presented in the bench. Following the complaint, the Acting Chief Justice ordered the registration within one o'clock and Silwal said that they have now reached there for registration.
