NBA demands speedy hearing on RCCC case

Kathmandu Oct 21 - Nepal Bar Association (NBA) has demanded that the Supreme Court speed up the ongoing hearing on the case relating to the constitutionality of the Royal Commission for Corruption Control (RCCC).
Similarly, the umbrella forum of professional lawyers has also urged the court not to delay its decision on a case seeking revision of the verdict on House dissolution. The case was opened nearly two months ago, but the court has not done anything since then.
NBA said it was forced to draw the attention of the court in both cases after the court failed to show the required promptness they deserve, given the gravity and national importance they bear.
Much to the disappointment of NBA, the court has been conducting the hearing on the RCCC case once a week. The lawyers have been demanding that the hearing be scheduled daily.
A delegation comprising NBA President Shambhu Thapa, Vice President Sher Bahadur KC, General Secretary, Madhav Basnet and member Tikaram Bhattarai called on the Chief Justice Dilip Kumar Poudel at his office and put forward their demands.
During the meeting the NBA delegation also urged Chief Justice Poudel to appoint lawyers in the Supreme Court, according to General Secretary Basnet. "He has promised to address our demands," he said.