CJ emphasises on bar-bench cooperation

Kathmandu, Aug. 15- Chief Justice Dilip Kumar Paudel Sunday called for mutual cooperation between the bar and bench to provide fair and effective legal remedy to the people, as there is a reciprocal relationship between them.Speaking at a prorgamme organised by Supreme Court Bar Association to welcome the newly appointed CJ, Paudel said that the works of bar and bench should be oriented towards providing prompt and fair justice to the people.
Paudel said that the lawyers could not flourish in the absence of an independent, competent and effective judicial system. Neither will people experience the rule of law without taking help from the law practitioners, he said.Creative suggestions and cooperation from the lawyers would make a significant contribution for the institutionalisation of independent judiciary, he added. bar's role is important to settle the cases which have been pending for long time in the court.
President of Nepal Bar Association Shambhu Thapa stressed that the court should give prompt decision on the much debated cases. There should be harmonious relationship between the bench and the bar, he added.Dhurba Nath Panta, president of the Supreme Court Bar Association presided over the programme.