Friday, March 02, 2007

Eight district judges are hardworking: SC

Only eight of the 114 judges in the 75 district courts decided more than 500 cases, the annual report of the Supreme Court 2062/2063 BS said.The report has recognised them as the “most hardworking” judges of the fiscal year. Sunsari District Court Judge Shekhar Prasad Paudel decided 780 cases, Parsa judge Tirtha Raj Devkota decided 677 cases, Siraha district judge Bal Chandra Sharma decided 663 cases, Dhanusha district judge Achyut Bista decided 618 cases, Dhanusha district judge Bhim Kumar Ojha decided 566 cases, Kathmandu district court judge Sushama Lata Mathema decided 522 cases, Mahottari district court judge Kumar Prasad Pokharel decided 511 cases and Mohattarai district judge Ishwor Raj Acharya decided 506 cases, the report said. Altogether 25,167 cases were decided in the 75 district courts in the fiscal year 2062/63, the report said. However, less than 10 cases were filed in 10 district courts. Only 10 cases were filed in the Mustang district court, while two cases were filed in Manang district and nine cases were filed in Accham.During the fiscal year, more than 1,500 cases were filed in 15 districts, including Jhapa, Morang, Sharalahi, Saptari, Bara, Rautahat, Kathmandu, Lalitpur Bhatapur and Banke.

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