Supreme Court sets new precedent, distinguishes marital rape from rape in a landmark ruling

KATHMANDU, May 2 -- The Supreme Court (SC) has reduced the sentence of a man convicted of marital rape from eight years to just two months. Although the ruling came after the man had already spent fi... Read More

Hearing on 'murder' case against Agni Sapkota scheduled in SC after 17 years

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... Read More

Fake Bhutanese refugee case: SC orders continued pre-trial detention for seven individuals including former DPM Rayamajhi

KATHMANDU, April 26 -- The Supreme Court has upheld the decision to keep former Deputy Prime Minister and UML leader Top Bahadur Rayamajhi, along with the then Home Secretary Teknarayan Pandey and sev... Read More

SC orders not to charge arbitrary fees for certifying power of attorney for Nepali citizens residing abroad

KATHMANDU, April 7 -- 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 rep... Read More

SC upholds Pashupati Mahasnan Pota Guthi land as non-transferable Raj Guthi land

KATHMANDU, March 27 -- The Supreme Court (SC) has explained that the land belonging to the Pashupati Mahasnan Pota Guthi land cannot be made Raitani Nambari land. "The SC upheld the decision made by G... Read More

SC issues verdict on 12-year-old corruption case related to EPF

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 join... Read More

Why a separate juvenile court hasn't been constituted yet, asks SC

KATHMANDU, March 18 -- The Supreme Court (SC) has issued a mandamus in the name of the government to set up a separate juvenile court (children's court) within this fiscal year to hear cases related t... Read More

SC to deliver verdict on 12-year-old case unheard for years on March 21

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 A... Read More

Govt fails to comply with court orders

KATHMANDU, March 2 -- A person called 'A' was murdered. 'B' was accused of the murder and a murder case was filed against him. The court sentences 'B' to life imprisonment, which means 25 years in jai... Read More

SC reveals nationwide backlog: Over 150,000 cases pending at courts

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 ... Read More