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The Supreme Court is composed of a Chief Justice and twenty Judges (Justice). The Supreme Court was formed in 2013 BS (1956 AD). The first Chief Justice of Nepal was Hari Prasad Pradhan. [citation needed] Judges of the Supreme Court hold their office till the age of sixty-five.
[6] [5] Same-sex sexual acts have been legal in Nepal since 2007 after a ruling by the Supreme Court of Nepal. [ 7 ] On 28 June 2023, a single judge bench of Justice Til Prasad Shrestha issued a historic interim order directing the government to make necessary arrangements to "temporarily register" the marriages of "non-traditional couples and ...
Rukshana Kapali was born in 1999 in Patan, Nepal. [1] [2] Her family is Newar and she grew up speaking the Newar language (Nepal Bhasa) at home rather than Nepali.[2]Kapali was assigned male at birth and whilst at school changed her gender to female.
LGBTQ+ rights activists and couples in Nepal on Thursday were celebrating an interim order issued by the country's Supreme Court enabling the registration of same-sex marriages for the first time.
Volz applied for a spousal visa citing the Supreme Court's ruling in Suman Pant; however, the Department of Immigration rejected his application. Consequently, the couple filed a lawsuit, Adhip Pokharel & Tobias Volz v. Ministry of Home Affairs & Department of Immigration, with the Supreme Court of Nepal to have their marriage recognized. [90] [91]
Supreme Court of Nepal 2 January 2019 – 13 December 2022 Justice Supreme Court of Nepal 27 May 2014 – 2 January 2019 Acting Chief Judge Appellate Court Butwal 15 April 2013 – 27 May 2014 Judge Appellate Court Butwal 20 March 2013 – 15 April 2013 Judge Appellate Court Rajbiraj 8 August 2011 – 20 March 2013 Judge Appellate Court Pokhara
Involved in litigation on constitutional and human rights issues to the Supreme Court. He was also involved in various national and International organizations on constitutional and operational legal aspects. He played lead roles in some important cases establishing jurisprudence decided by the Supreme Court of Nepal.
On 6 December 2019, the Supreme Court of Nepal halted the construction of airport after a group of lawyers filed a public interest litigation (PIL) citing the improper preparation of EIA. [19] Despite the court ruling, Investment Board of Nepal proceeded with the airport project and invited bidders to submit proposals, clarifying that the court ...