KATHMANDU, April 22: A writ petition has been registered at the Supreme Court demanding time-bound appointments in constitutional bodies. Arguing that the positions at the constitutional bodies are lying vacant for a long time, advocate Kapil Dev Dhakal filed the writ petition demanding time-bound appointments.
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The petitioner has argued that the political parties have established a tradition of delaying appointments, waiting for a favorable situation to appoint their near and dear ones, though there are legal provisions regulating such appointments.
The writ petition demands an order for appointments in constitutional bodies within a fixed timeframe after the positions fall vacant.Dhakal has named the Office of Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, Ministry of Law, Parliament Secretariat, Judicial Council and Constitutional Council as defendants.
