Bhasa Sharma

KATHMANDU, Aug 5: The Supreme Court (SC) has mandated the government to amend the gender identity details of a transgender woman, Ruksana Kapali, to reflect her self-perception as a woman. According to the SC’s ruling, gender identity, according to one's self-perception, falls under the right of ind...

KATHMANDU, July 27: In Kathmandu, which has the highest number of cases among all districts across the country, an average of 13 divorce cases are filed daily over the course of a year. According to data from courts nationwide, divorce cases are the most frequently filed.

KATHMANDU, July 21: Highlighting practical issues in the country’s criminal law, an advisory task force has suggested lowering maximum minor age and keeping minimum marriage age at 18 years. A nine-member advisory task force, chaired by the then attorney general, has recommended to the government th...

KATHMANDU, July 10: The Supreme Court (SC) has ruled that one government entity cannot file a case against another. A joint bench of Justices Hari Prasad Phuyal and Balkrishna Dhakal clarified that fundamental rights pertain solely to citizens and issued an order to refer disputes involving governme...

KATHMANDU, June 30: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has urged the government to cease all forms of criminal torture against individuals in custody and prisons and to fully implement the NHRC's recommendations. The NHRC made this appeal because the government has not given priority to the...

KATHMANDU, June 21: Only eight candidates have passed the examination conducted for 43 positions of District Judge. Under the inclusive quotas, only one candidate managed to secure a position under the indigenous quota. In the written examination conducted by the Judicial Service Commission in mid-M...

KATHMANDU, June 5: The Supreme Court has issued a directive to the local authorities to protect community property, declaring that about 93 ropanis of fallow land usurped by individuals for nearly 30 years, should be registered in the name of the government.

KATHMANDU, June 2: The Supreme Court (SC) has issued an interim order preventing individuals charged with traffic violations, such as drunken driving, lane indiscipline, and overspeeding, from being assigned as traffic volunteers.

KATHMANDU, May 20: The Supreme Court (SC) has issued a mandamus order in the name of the government to explore other alternatives for managing landless squatters without resorting to clearing forests. The SC has urged the government to look for an alternative without solely relying on forest land to...

KATHMANDU, May 2: The Supreme Court (SC) has reduced the sentence of a man convicted of marital rape from eight years to just two months.