The ministry took the initiative to bring the new constitution into implementation. Altogether 193 existing laws contravene various provisions of the new constitution that was promulgated on September 20.
"I hereby submit this bill as it has become necessary to amend some existing laws," Minister for Law and Justice Agni Kharel said just ahead of registering the bill at the parliament secretariat on Friday.
According to him, the amendment bill has replaced various wordings such as the Interim Constitution of Nepal-2007, Constituent Assembly, appellate court, local body and village development committee etcetera.
As per the new provision, concerned district courts will now onward manage cases demanding sentence for over a period of one year, that have so far been overseen by quasi-judicial bodies. The number of such cases stands around 9,000, said the minister.
The minister also informed that his ministry has been working with the target of establishing one high court in each seven provinces within a year. As there is no provision of appellate courts in the new constitution, these courts will be adjusted in the structure of the high courts.
He said that changes, if any, in the provincial boundaries wouldn't make any difference for setting up seven high courts based on the proposed provinces.
He argued that minor changes in the boundaries wouldn't create any hurdle because that would require only the shifting of some districts from under one proposed high court to another.
Similarly, the ministry is working to formulate 138 new laws as required by the new constitution. The ministry is planning to entrust a team of four experts and experienced members with the responsibility of formulating the new laws.
"For this, we have already started initial work. We are coordinating with concerned ministries for this purpose," said Kharel.
He said that the ministry has planned to establish 2016 as the year to bring the new constitution into effect.
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