Bhasha Sharma

The Special Court, which has been resolving cases within six months of registration, has been declared a ‘Boutique Smart Court.’

A division bench of Justices Sharanga Subedi and Tek Prasad Dhungana on Tuesday ordered a retrial, overturning the previous decision of the Special Court.

n the letter sent to the OHCHR, victims of the conflict and representatives from civil society have expressed dissatisfaction with Nepal’s current transitional justice process.

The court also ruled that the forensic test report did not confirm the allegation that the individuals were burned in the kiln. It explains that while the police collected ash from the site, there was no indication that any person was burned there. “All rooms of Alam’s house were found i...

The “National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act” was introduced in 2029 BS. In 2032 and 2035 BS, the then-government published notices in the national gazette urging the registration of all trophies kept at home. Since then, no one has come forward for registration.

Judges Khusi Ram Tharu and Arjun Maharjan were reassigned to the apex court on Thursday, following a meeting of the Judicial Council chaired by Chief Justice Bishwombhar Prasad Shrestha.

The Supreme Court (SC), which has faced criticisms for taking 10 to 15 years to resolve some cases, has now taken the initiative to clear cases older than eight years. 

The Supreme Court (SC) ordered a fine of Rs 1,000 on the Director General of the Department of Industry (DoI) after he delayed in submitting the related case records and documents as instructed.

The SC highlighted that the continuous cycle of depositing, withdrawing, and re-depositing money in a bank can occur as a regular process, raising a complex question about what kind of transactions should be classified as money laundering. 

The commissions were formed with the objective of investigating human rights violations that occurred during the armed conflict in Nepal from 1996 to 2006, to reveal the truth, provide reparations to victims, and establish justice.