Rayamajhi quits Judges’ Society
Citing serious differences with its chairman, Supreme Court justice Min Bahadur Rayamajhi resigned from the Judges’ Society on thrusday. The society is headed by the senior-most SC judge, Justice Kedar Prasad Giri.
Rayamajhi is the second most senior judge of the Supreme Court. The Judges’ Society works for the welfare of judges and for the promotion of the rule of law.
According to a source at the SC, Justice Rayamajhi has accused Justice Giri of not doing enough to promote the rule of law and maintain the independence of the judiciary and the justice system. When contacted, Justice Rayamajhi confirmed that he had resigned from the society.
Working as the Acting Chief Justice, Giri had recently said there would be no problem in adopting a provision in the draft of the Interim Constitution that will give the Prime Minister the power to appoint the Chief Justice. Giri had said there was no other option except to give the authority to the Prime Minister to appoint the Chief Justice.
Giri had also claimed that the King was not the head of the state, saying he was suspended as the head of the state.
Meanwhile, the Supreme Court has called a full-court meeting of its justices tomorrow to discuss controversial provisions on judiciary figuring in the draft of the interim constitution.
The justices will discuss provisions of the Interim Constitution, which state that the Supreme Court’s annual report must be submitted to the Prime Minister and the same should be discussed in the parliament.
Justices have said these provisions question the independence of the judiciary. They say Article 151 of the draft of the interim statute has given the Council the right to pardon.
In tomorrow’s meeting, the judges will also discuss the provision adopted in the draft of the interim statute, which states that SC judges take fresh oath in parliament failing which they will lose their job.
Citing serious differences with its chairman, Supreme Court justice Min Bahadur Rayamajhi resigned from the Judges’ Society on thrusday. The society is headed by the senior-most SC judge, Justice Kedar Prasad Giri.
Rayamajhi is the second most senior judge of the Supreme Court. The Judges’ Society works for the welfare of judges and for the promotion of the rule of law.
According to a source at the SC, Justice Rayamajhi has accused Justice Giri of not doing enough to promote the rule of law and maintain the independence of the judiciary and the justice system. When contacted, Justice Rayamajhi confirmed that he had resigned from the society.
Working as the Acting Chief Justice, Giri had recently said there would be no problem in adopting a provision in the draft of the Interim Constitution that will give the Prime Minister the power to appoint the Chief Justice. Giri had said there was no other option except to give the authority to the Prime Minister to appoint the Chief Justice.
Giri had also claimed that the King was not the head of the state, saying he was suspended as the head of the state.
Meanwhile, the Supreme Court has called a full-court meeting of its justices tomorrow to discuss controversial provisions on judiciary figuring in the draft of the interim constitution.
The justices will discuss provisions of the Interim Constitution, which state that the Supreme Court’s annual report must be submitted to the Prime Minister and the same should be discussed in the parliament.
Justices have said these provisions question the independence of the judiciary. They say Article 151 of the draft of the interim statute has given the Council the right to pardon.
In tomorrow’s meeting, the judges will also discuss the provision adopted in the draft of the interim statute, which states that SC judges take fresh oath in parliament failing which they will lose their job.
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