Appellate Courts Can Now Hear TADO Cases

Kathmandu, Aug 30-The government today empowered all the 16 Appellate Courts across the country to hear the cases against Maoists who have been tagged by the government as terrorists under the Terrorists and Disruptive Activities Control and Punishment Ordinance 2005 (TADO).
Publishing a notice in the Nepal Gazette, the government empowered all the appellate courts to look the cases under the Terrorists and Disruptive Activities Control and Punishment Ordinance 2005 (TADO).The council of ministers has the authority to empower any appellate court look into cases related with the Maoists.
Earlier, only five appellate courts Patan, Biratnagar, Pokhara, Nepalgunj, and Mahendranagar have the authority to hear cases under TADO.