Nepal, June 15 -- The Supreme Court (SC), which has faced criticisms for taking 10 to 15 years to resolve some cases, has now taken the initiative to clear cases older than eight years.

According to Achyut Kuinkel, the spokesperson of the court, the SC is determined to reduce such old cases to zero by the end of Asar (mid-July). He stated that the court has started working by prioritizing cases that have been pending for years.

Currently, only six cases that are older than eight years remain in the SC, which has the highest number of old cases. As per data till the end of Jestha (mid-June), a total of 25,006 cases are still pending in the SC. Among them, 1,498 cases are over five years old, and 9,500 cases are more than two years old....