Thursday, August 11, 2005



Priority to HoR Revival Case- CJ paudel

Kathmandu, Aug 11-Chief Justice Dilip Kumar Paudel today told Nepal Bar Association (NBA) officials that he would schedule hearing in a case filed in the Supreme Court seeking the reinstatement of the dissolved House of Representatives.Poudel made these remarks at a meeting with the officials of the bar association at his office.
Immediately after taking charge of the office on August 1, Poudel had said he would give due priority to the case, that is pending in the SC."He assured that he would schedule hearing in the case before the bench," said NBA president Shambhu Thapa. "I would definately schedule the case in the bench so that it could give an appropriate verdict in the case," Thapa quoted Poudel as saying.
When Thapa asked Poudel to schedule the hearing before Dashain (before October), the Chief Justice said he would decide about it at appropriate time.Paudel also said the retired Chief Justices did not give priority to the case.

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