KATHMANDU, Feb 25 : The Judicial Council has recommended the dismissal of High Court Judge  Nava Raj Thapaliya and District Court Judge Ambika Prasad Niraula.

KATHMANDU, Jan 21: District Judge Dr Parashuram Bhattarai has resigned from his post on Friday, January 19.

KATHMANDU, Jan 6: A meeting of Nepal Bar Association (NBA) has concluded with the decision to recall Ram Prasad Shrestha, a member of the Judicial Council, representing the NBA. This decision was made during the NBA meeting held on Friday evening.

KATHMANDU, Jan 3: The Judicial Council has appointed 39 judges to fill vacant positions in the high courts in the seven provinces.

KATHMANDU, Dec 26: The Judicial Council (JC) has formed a committee to investigate the complaints of the judges. A meeting of the JC held on Sunday formed an inquiry committee regarding three district judges.

KATHMANDU, Nov 21: A meeting of the Judicial Council (JC) held on Tuesday recommends six candidates for the vacant Supreme Court (SC) justices.

KATHMANDU, Nov 21: The Judicial Council has completed the preparation of recommending candidates for Supreme Court (SC) justices.

KATHMANDU, Sept 21: The Judicial Council has made a decision to appoint and transfer district judges to positions that have remained vacant for an extended period. With only one candidate successfully passing the open examination conducted by Public Service Commission (PSC) for the district judge position, the Judicial Council has opted to fill the remaining vacancies.

KATHMANDU, Sept 18: A recent meeting of the Judicial Council, convened to recommend appointments to vacant judge positions in the Supreme, high, and district courts, faced ongoing controversy and was limited to addressing transfers. The meeting, chaired by Chief Justice and Judicial Council Chairman Bishwambhar Prasad Shrestha, was unable to finalize any new judge appointments.

KATHMANDU, Sept 15: The Judicial Council (JC) has recommended the names of 27 candidates for appointment as judges in high courts across the nation.

KATHMANDU, July 16: Chief Justice Hari Krishna Karki has said that he is preparing to convene a meeting of the Judicial Council soon to appoint judges on time.

KATHMANDU, Dec 16: The appointment process of three justices proposed for the Supreme Court (SC) has stalled due to the absence of parliament. Nita Gautam Dixit, Binod Sharma and DN Parajuli are among the candidates recommended by the Judicial Council for the appointment.

KATHMANDU, August 25: The Supreme Court has issued an order that the Judicial Council could remove the judge who lacks minimum qualification.

KATHMANDU, July 19: The Judicial Council (JC) has begun to investigate and recommend action against judges with bad conduct.

KATHMANDU, July 9: A meeting of the Judicial Council on Friday decided to expel a judge serving at Butwal Bench of High Court Tulsipur, Renuka Sah.

KATHMANDU, June 22: A meeting of the Judicial Council held on Wednesday has decided to form a three-member committee under the coordination of Judicial Council member Ram Prasad Shrestha, according to Spokesperson Maan Bahadur Karki of the council.

KATHMANDU, June 22: Kathmandu District Court Judge Raj Kumar Koirala has claimed that he has done nothing wrong after an audio recording of an Rs 20 million deal between him and Advocate Rudra Pokharel to release Icha Raj Tamang on bail was made public on Tuesday through the media.

The Judicial Council picked High Court Chief Judges Kumar Chudal and Nahakul Subedi for the SC justices. Chudal is currently serving as Chief Judge of High Court in Patan and Subedi as Chief Judge of High Court in Surkhet.

KATHMANDU, Aug 11: President of Nepal Bar Association (NBA), Chandeshwor Shrestha, has urged the Judicial Council (JC) to immediately launch training programs for 'incompetent judges.'

KATHMANDU, Jan 31: Various eight commissions have tabled their annual report of the fiscal year, 2075/76 in today's meeting of the House of Representatives.

KATHMANDU, Jan 8: Laxmi Bahadur Nirala has been appointed as member of the Judicial Council (JC).

KATHMANDU, Dec 26: The government has recommended Laxmi Bahadur Nirala, who served as Attorney General during then King Gyanendra’s direct rule, as a member of the Judicial Council.  The decision has left even the lawyers close to ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) expressing their strong dissatisfaction.

KATHMANDU, Dec 24: Parliamentary Hearing Committee (PHC) has announced public complaints against senior advocate and former attorney general Laxmi Bahadur Nirala Khadka who has been proposed a member of the Judicial Council.

KATHMANDU, Dec 12: The Judicial Council (JC), which is headed by Chief Justice Cholendra SJB Rana, has begun searching for alternatives to the candidacy of Padam Prasad Baidik for appointment as a Supreme Court justice.

KATHMANDU, Dec 6: The Judicial Council (JC) led by Chief Justice Cholendra SJB Rana on Thursday failed to pick the nominee for a vacant post of justice at the Supreme Court (SC).

KATHMANDU, Nov 21: A meeting of the Judicial Council (JC) on Wednesday recommended 15 persons for appointment as judges at various high courts.

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KATHMANDU, Nov 20: The Judicial Council (JC) headed by Chief Justice Cholendra SJB Rana has  appointed 15 High Court Judges.

KATHMANDU, July 30: As part of efforts to bring about reforms within the judiciary, the Judicial Council (JC) has formed two separate panels to investigate judges who have allegedly erred in relation to various cases.

KATHMANDU, July 29: The meeting of the Judicial Council today formed two committees to probe the performance of four judges of the high court and district court.

KATHMANDU, June 19: The Judicial Council has decided to recommend action against the judges, who were influenced while hearing the case against those involved in 33kg gold smuggling.

KATHMANDU, April 11: Seventeen High Court judges took oath of office and secrecy on Wednesday in the presence of Chief Justice Cholendra SJB Rana despite their nomination courting widespread controversy.

KATHMANDU, March 9: The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) on Monday decided to seek an explanation from a member of the Judicial Council (JC), who also represents Nepal Bar Association, on what ground the recent recommendation for the judges' appointment was made.

KATHMANDU, April 8: Newly elected president of Nepal Bar Association (NBA) Chandeshwar Shrestha has called upon the Judicial Council headed by the chief justice to rethink on its recent selection of judges for the Supreme Court and high courts.

KATHMANDU, April 4: Is the independence of the judiciary in Nepal in danger? It is the question many are asking as the recent nominations for vacant judge positions at the Supreme Court and high courts have courted controversy with a section of senior advocates opposing the proposed names citing favoritism and nepotism in the selection process.

KATHMANDU, April 3: The Judicial Council on Tuesday recommended five names for appointment as justices at the Supreme Court.

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KATHMANDU, April 2: The Judicial Council has recommended the names of five judges to be appointed as justice at the Supreme Court (SC). The Council meeting held under its chairperson and Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana today recommended the names of five judges for appointments to posts lying vacant at the SC.

KATHMANDU, Feb 15: The Judicial Council (JC) on Thursday formed a probe panel led by Supreme Court justice Hari Krishna Karki to probe into the bribery allegations against Kathmandu District Court (KDC) Judge Babukaji Baniya.

KATHMANDU, Feb 14: The Judicial Council (JC) headed by Chief Justice Cholendra SJB Rana on Wednesday reshuffled judges of high courts (HC) and assigned additional tasks to some of them.

KATHMANDU, Feb 1:  In an initiative to bring reforms in the judiciary, the Judicial Council (JC) has formed an inquiry panel to investigate complaints filed against district judges.

KATHMANDU, Oct 16: The Judicial Council (JC) led by Chief Justice Om Prakash Misha is making preparations for the appointment of judges at the Supreme Court (SC) and high courts immediately after the Dashain festival.

KATHMANDU, Sept 6: Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Bhanubhakta Dhakal, tabled the annual reports of three different bodies in the meeting of the House of Representatives today.