On Thursday, Chief Justice Min Bahadur Rayamajhee constituted three separate panels of judges that will take up different kinds of pending cases.
The Supreme Court earlier this week amended its regulations to pave the way for introducing the panel system.
The first panel will take up writ petitions and commercial cases; the second will specialize on criminal cases while the third will handle civil cases.
SC justice Anup Raj Sharma has been named the coordinator of panel for writ petitions and commercial cases. Justices Prem Sharma and Bharat Raj Uprety have been named members in Sharma panel.
Likewise, CJ Rayamajhee has named justice Ram Prasad Shrestha as the coordinator of panel for criminal cases. Justices Tahir Ali Ansari and Mohan Prakash Sitaula are members in Shrestha´s panel.
Similarly, SC justice Khil Raj Regmi has been given the responsibility of coordinator of the panel for civil cases. Justices Gauri Dhakal, Rajendra Koirala, Rana Bahadur Bam and Prakash Wasti have been appointed as members of the panel for civil cases.
"Panel system will help dispose pending cases in a speedy manner," Hemanta Rawal, deputy spokesperson at the SC said, adding, "Panel system aims at clearing 1,300 cases pending for the last five years."
Rawal said the judges were given the responsibilities of coordinator and members of the panels as per their expertise, experience and competence in the respective areas.
Those assigned for writ petitions and commercial panel will handle the cases related to regular writ petitions, commerce, industry and business. The justices under the panel for criminal cases will also take up the cases relating to various kinds of crimes and public offense.
The recent 10th amendment to the SC´s regulations allows the chief justice to constitute the panel system and assign judges for the same.
In a panel system, a group of judges are assigned to take up certain number of cases.
The Supreme Court had long exercised for introducing the panel system.
The regulations also allow the chief justice to assign and transfer the panel of judges.
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