Kathmandu, July 27 -- On pressing issues, the judiciary can ask the government to make laws to protect fundamental rights or enforce the constitution.

Over the years, the country's Supreme Court has passed landmark directives to issue legislation on mental health, transitional justice, and women's rights, which have received applause for addressing legal gaps. However, what should have been exceptional judicial interventions seems to have become a rule for the judiciary of late.

Two weeks after directing the government to prepare a bill for an integrated law to govern Corporate Social Responsibility, it has asked to draft another law for the protection of cows.

The full text of the verdict from November 12 released on Friday has issued...