KATHMANDU, April 20: The Supreme Court's full bench continues to hear writ petitions demanding the annulment of the appointment process of constitutional officials. Chief Justice Prakash Man Singh Raut is leading the bench, which is jointly hearing 15 petitions.
The court has been conducting regular hearings on these cases since last Magh (mid-January to mid-February). Although full bench hearings typically take place on Wednesdays and Fridays, the bench held a session today, Sunday, following an initiative by the Chief Justice.
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Chief Justice Raut and Justices Sapana Malla Pradhan, Manoj Kumar Sharma, Kumar Chudal, and Nahakul Subedi are reviewing the petitions filed by Senior Advocate Dinesh Tripathi, Advocate Om Prakash Aryal, and others.
On December 15, 2020, then-Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli recommended appointments to the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority, the National Human Rights Commission, the Election Commission, and other constitutional bodies. The court has yet to conclude hearings on the writ petitions challenging these appointments, even as the officials' terms near completion.
