The Nepali Judiciary - Supreme Court Of Nepal

Chapter Eight
Implementation Plan of the Strategic Interventions
Strategic Intervention 1: To reform case management process so as to make adjudication
process effective
1.1 Formulation, implementation and management of scientific case management system
Activities Output
Establishment of
differentiated case
management system 118
Preparation and
implementation of
differentiated case
management
different cases
system for
Implementation of
differentiated case
management
different cases
system for
Formulation of timetable for
each case
• Constitution of Task Force
• Construction of format
• Orientation
• Inclusion in Regulation
• Phase
implementation
wise
Determination of
performance standard of
judge and update of personal
record regarding disposal of
case 119
Control in adjournment of
hearing
Hearing of old cases of the
Supreme Court before panel
of judges
To conduct a study regarding
development of entrusting
cases to panel of judges of the
Supreme Court and Appellate
Court
Construction of
differentiated
case
management
system for
different cases
Preparation
complete
Implementation
of differentiated
case
management
system
Assumption of
proceeding
Work
performance
pursuant to
standard
Reduction in
adjournment of
case
Responsibility
identified
Study report
prepared
Performance
Indicator
Time Frame Responsibilities
Amended Regulations From Shrawn to
Paush 2066
Full Court
Software/construction
of format, distribution
& orientation
Adherence of
prescribed procedure
Each case included in
time table
Inclusion and
amendment of work
performance in Judicial
Council procedure and
Regulation of
concerned court
Adjournment of case
hearing regulated
Hearing pursuant to
responsibility
From 2066 Magh
to 2067 Ashar
From 2067
Shrawan
From 2067
Shrawan
Registrar
Case
Division/Unit
Chief
Registrar/Shrest
hdar
2066 Paush Judicial Council,
Full Court of
Supreme Court
From 2066
Shrawan
From 2066
Shrawan
Bench
Chief Justice
Study report 2067 Ashar Chief
Justice/Plan
Implementation
Secretariat
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Differentiated Case Management (DCM)
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Standard for disposal target for District Courts have been set as follows: 75% disposal having less then 100 cases,
70% disposal in courts having less than 300, 65% disposal in courts having less than 500, 60% disposal in courts having
more than 500. Standard for disposal targets for Appellate Courts have been set as follows: 70% disposal having less
than 500, 65% disposal having up to 1000 and 60% disposal having above 1000. Personal performance standard of
judges shall be based upon the presence of the judge in the concerned court and his participation in the total disposal of
cases.
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