COURT CONTEMPT
The Kathmandu Post
4 May 2014
COURT CONTEMPT
The recent nomination of eight Justices to
the Supreme Court(SC) has dragged the Judicial Council (JC) into controversy
and is now the hot topic for the parliament (“Controversy lands in House” 30
April, Page 1). The Nepal Bar Association has heavily criticised the JC’s
act and urged the Parliamentary Hearing Special Committee (PHSC) to seriously
take the media reports concerning bad reputations of the JC nominated Justices
and act accordingly. Lawmakers from the ruling parties even raised concerns
during the zero hour session on Tuesday about the tainted images of the
nominated judges.
It is a matter of concern also as to what
compelled the JC members to nominate such tainted judges to the permanent
position in SC. Why could the Chief Justice not use his authority to stop the
nomination of such tainted judges? Are some unseen forces trying to politicize
and destabilise our judicial system? Can the independence of the judiciary
system be maintained with such controversial judges? The time has come for the
PHSC to rise above the party politics and act responsibly to save the
independence and traditional glory of Nepal’s judiciary system.
Rai Biren Bangdel
Maharajgunj
