Kathmandu, Feb. 15 -- The government, after repetitive orders from the Supreme Court, has decided to constitute the first juvenile court in the federal capital.

The court to be established in Bhaktapur will start its service from April 15 as per the Cabinet decision published in the Nepal Gazette a few days back.

"It will have the jurisdiction to hear cases related to juveniles from Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Bhaktapur and Kavrepalanchok districts," reads the decision. "All the cases pending in the juvenile benches of district courts from the four districts will be transferred to the juvenile court."

Similarly, the records of all the decisions made by the juvenile benches of the four district courts will also be transferred to the court. Cur...