KATHMANDU, July 23: The Supreme Court (SC) has directed the administration to register the writ petition of Posh Raj Pokharel, who retired as Deputy Inspector General (DIG) despite being recommended for promotion to Additional Inspector General (AIG).

KATHMANDU, July 23: A man has been arrested for misbehaving with a female police officer at the Supreme Court.

KATHMANDU, July 21: The Supreme Court (SC) is scheduled to hear a writ petition challenging the appointment of KP Sharma Oli as Nepal's new Prime Minister. The hearing will be conducted by Justice Bal Krishna Dhakal on Sunday.

KATHMANDU, July 16: Family courts are set to commence operations in five additional districts starting today. The Supreme Court will inaugurate family courts in Morang, Dhanusha, Kaski, Rupandehi and Banke districts.

KATHMANDU, July 10: The Supreme Court (SC) has ruled that one government entity cannot file a case against another. A joint bench of Justices Hari Prasad Phuyal and Balkrishna Dhakal clarified that fundamental rights pertain solely to citizens and issued an order to refer disputes involving government entities to the Chief Secretary if legal rights are violated.

KATHMANDU, June 24: The debate on a petition filed at the Supreme Court by Gandaki Province Assembly Member Phanindra Devkota, who remains suspended, ended on Monday. Due to the lack of time, the debate on the case could not be completed on Sunday.

KATHMANDU, June 23: “It took a year to investigate, but the court released the accused within a few days. We were required to see if there is any loophole in cases that are presented before the court,” said a Commissioner of the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) in an informal talk session. As stated by the commissioner, the CIAA has been forced to appeal in every case filed at the Special Court.

KATHMANDU, June 21: The Supreme Court (SC) has decided to extend the hearing on the case against Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane as the session held on Friday concluded without reaching a conclusion. Due to time constraints, Friday's hearing could not be completed, and the remaining hearing is now scheduled for June 30. Advocates representing Home Minister Lamichhane have yet to present their arguments.

KATHMANDU, June 20: Phanindra Devkota, leader of the Nepal Samajbadi Party and a member of the Gandaki Provincial Assembly, has filed a writ petition at the Supreme Court against the CPN (Maoist Center)’s decision to revoke his status as an MP.

KATHMANDU, June 18: The Supreme Court (SC) could not conduct the hearing on a writ petition filed against Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane today.

KATHMANDU, June 9: The Supreme Court (SC)’s full bench is scheduled to hear the writ petition against the formation of the Koshi province government starting today.

KATHMANDU, June 8: The Supreme Court (SC) has scheduled a full hearing on Ncell's writ petition for June 11. A division bench of Justices Prakash Kumar Dhungana and Sunil Kumar Pokharel confirmed the date during a session on Friday.

KATHMANDU, June 7: The Supreme Court (SC) has directed the government bodies concerned to grant affiliation to B&C Medical College owned by Durga Prasain in Jhapa within 15 days.

KATHMANDU, June 5: The Supreme Court has issued a directive to the local authorities to protect community property, declaring that about 93 ropanis of fallow land usurped by individuals for nearly 30 years, should be registered in the name of the government.

KATHMANDU, June 4: The Supreme Court (SC) has overturned the decision of the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) to direct an investigation into Kunda Dixit and Kanak Mani Dixit, the owners of Madan Puraskar Pustakalaya and Himal Media.

KATHMANDU, June 2: The Supreme Court (SC) has issued a show cause order to the petitioners demanding the suspension of Rastriya Swatantra Party Chairman Rabi Lamichhane from the post of deputy prime minister and home minister. A single bench of justice Til Prasad Shrestha on Sunday called both the parties for discussion before issuing an interim order.

KATHMANDU, May 31:  A writ petition has been lodged at the Supreme Court (SC), challenging the directive issued by Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane.

KATHMANDU, May 27: A writ petition has been registered in the Supreme Court (SC) seeking the removal of Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) Chairman Rabi Lamichhane from his positions as Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister.

KATHMANDU, May 22 – The Supreme Court (SC) has ordered its administration to register the writ petition filed against Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane and Attorney General Dr. Din Mani Pokharel.

KATHMANDU, May 21: Kailash Sirohiya, chairman of Kantipur Media Group, has approached the Supreme Court upon learning that an arrest warrant has been issued by the Dhanusha Police Office against him.

KATHMANDU, May 20: The Supreme Court (SC) has issued a mandamus order in the name of the government to explore other alternatives for managing landless squatters without resorting to clearing forests. The SC has urged the government to look for an alternative without solely relying on forest land to address the growing issue of landless squatters.

KATHMANDU, May 19: Chairman of Janata Samajbadi Party-Nepal (JSP-N), Upendra Yadav, has filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court (SC) demanding that seven lawmakers who defected from the party be barred from parliamentary activities.

KATHMANDU, May 17: The Supreme Court has scrapped the writ petition filed against appointment of Dirgha Sodari as Chief Minister of Sudurpaschim Province.

KATHMANDU, May 16 : The Supreme Court (SC) has issued a short-term interim order in response to a writ petition filed by Upendra Yadav against the division of the Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP) Nepal.

KATHMANDU, May 14: The Supreme Court (SC) has launched online registration of cases and sending notification of the cause list via an automated system from today.

KATHMANDU, May 14: A case has been filed at the Supreme Court against the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers (PMO) on the charge of violating the principle of inclusiveness outlined in the constitution by not including even a single minister from the Dalit community in the current government led by Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal.

KATHMANDU May 13: All eight writ petitions filed by the internet service providing company Worldlink Communications against the government have been scrapped by the Supreme Court (SC) on Sunday.

KATHMANDU, May 12: The Supreme Court has set the criteria and conditions to prevent misuse of the land ceiling exemption facility being provided to the commercial entities.

KATHMANDU, May 10: The Supreme Court (SC) on Friday gave an interim order to the Chief Minister of Gandaki Province Government, Khagaraj Adhikari, not to carry out decisions that have lasting impacts.

NEW DELHI, May 10:The Supreme Court Friday granted interim bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal till June 1 in the excise policy case.

KATHMANDU, May 7: A writ petition has been filed at the Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday arguing that the vote of confidence gained by Chief Minister of Gandaki Province, Khagaraj Adhikari is 'unconstitutional'.

KATHMANDU, May 7: The Supreme Court (SC) has directed the individual who provided the audio, as well as the editors and publishers of SidhaKura.com who aired the audio, to appear in court when needed.

KATHMANDU, May 3: The Supreme Court (SC) is scheduled to record the statement of Rajkumar Timilsina of Lalitpur Godavari, who provided the audio clips to SidhaKura.com.

KATHMANDU, May 2: The Supreme Court (SC) has issued a mandamus order directing the government to regulate the ascent of the world's highest peak, Mount Everest.

KATHMANDU, April 30: The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday directed SidhaKura.com news portal proprietors to appear at the SC at 10:00AM on May 2 along with the evidence regarding whether it should face the contempt of court charge over a controversial news report.

KATHMANDU, April 29: The Supreme Court (SC) administration has filed a contempt of court case at the SC against a YouTube channel named SidhaKura.

KATHMANDU, April 29: A case filed against former speaker of the House of Representatives, Agni Sapkota, regarding an incident during the armed conflict has finally been scheduled for hearing after a prolonged delay. Several such cases related to armed conflict are currently pending before the Supreme Court (SC).

KATHMANDU, April 26: The Supreme Court has declined to register a writ petition seeking the removal of Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane from his position and calling for an investigation into allegations of cooperative fraud.

KATHMANDU, April 23: The Supreme Court (SC) refused to issue an interim order in the writ petition filed against the government of Sudurpaschim province and instead has scheduled a final hearing on May 5 prioritizing the petition.

KATHMANDU, April 21: The Supreme Court (SC) is set to conduct a hearing on a case filed by Nagarik Unmukti Party (NUP) patron Resham Chaudhary against the party’s chairwoman Ranjita Shrestha and the Election Commission (EC) today.

KATHMANDU, April 15: Chief Minister of Gandaki Province Khagaraj Adhikari is preparing to seek the vote of confidence before a hearing in the Supreme Court in a case filed against his recent appointment.

In the last month or so, ever since the State Bank of India was compelled by the Supreme Court of India to release information on donations via electoral bonds to political parties, emerging details have only confirmed the worst fears of naysayers in regulatory and policy-making institutions about the scheme before it was introduced by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government in 2018.

KATHMANDU, April 11: The Supreme Court (SC) has issued an interim order asking the Chief Minister of Gandaki Province not to take any decision having long-term impact.

KATHMANDU, April 10: The Supreme Court (SC) has issued an interim order regarding the formation of the Gandaki provincial government.

KATHMANDU, April 8: The Supreme Court (SC) has issued a mandamus order in the name of the government not to impose arbitrary fees for Nepali citizens residing abroad while appointing their legal representatives in Nepal.

KATHMANDU, March 22: The Supreme Court (SC) has upheld the Special Court’s decision on a 12-year-old corruption case involving the Employee Provident Fund (EPF) and a private textile company. A joint bench of SC Justices Saranga Subedi and Abdul Ajeej Musalman issued the verdict on the case on Thursday.

KATHMANDU, March 17: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has lodged an appeal with the Supreme Court (SC) asserting that the then executive director of Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC), Gopal Khadka, had received insufficient punishment.

KATHMANDU, March 14: A writ petition has been filed at the Supreme Court (SC) demanding legal recognition of the live-in relationship.

KATHMANDU, March 13: The Supreme Court (SC) is set to deliver its verdict on March 21 on a corruption case that has been pending for the past 12 years. A joint bench of Justices Saranga Subedi and Abdul Ajeej Musalman is scheduled to deliver the verdict. The case dates back to 2011 (2068 BS).

KATHMANDU, Feb 23: The Supreme Court (SC) has stated that the rise in the number of cases in the courts across the country poses a challenge to timely clearance of the cases. Comparing data of the past one decade indicates a threefold increase in court cases.