The Nepali Judiciary - Supreme Court Of Nepal

• With regards to disputes concerning the review of constitutionality of law, the target was to
dispose 100% of the cases in comparison but only 82% of the cases could be disposed
each year, wherein additional responsibility at the rate of 10% per year regarding this issue
has been added.
• With regards to disputes concerning protection of fundamental rights, the target was to
dispose 100% of the cases in comparison wherein disposal has been achieved according
to the target thus causing a decrease in the pending cases by 2.62% per year or in other
words the responsibility has decreased by 71.
• With regards to disputes under the original and appellate jurisdiction, the target of Supreme
Court was to dispose 100% of the cases in comparison to new registration, wherein
disposal has been achieved according to the target thus causing decrease in the
responsibility by an average of 7.80% per year or in other words the responsibility has
decreased by 1,144.
• With regards to disputes under all jurisdictions, the target of Supreme Court was to dispose
100% of the cases in comparison to new registration, wherein disposal has been achieved
according to the target thus causing decrease in the responsibility by an average of 7.8%
per year or in other words the responsibility has decreased by 1,205.
• Target of Appellate Court was to dispose 100% of the cases in comparison to new
registration, wherein disposal has been achieved according to the target thus causing
decrease in the responsibility by an average of0.8% per year or in other words the
responsibility has decreased by 80.
• Target of District Court was to dispose 100% of the cases in comparison to new
registration, wherein 95% of the cases has been disposed thereby resulting in addition of
responsibility by 1,669 cases per year.
• Target of other courts and tribunals were to dispose 100% of the cases in comparison to
new registration, wherein 82% of the cases has been disposed thereby resulting in addition
of responsibility by 231 cases per year.
• Target of all courts and tribunals were to dispose 100% of the cases in comparison to new
registration, wherein 99% of the cases has been disposed thereby resulting in addition of
responsibility by 618 cases per year.
• If we are to look into the overall disposal rate of all courts and tribunals, although the courts
and tribunals are competent to dispose the number cases in comparison to new
registration, they have failed to dispose the cases within the prescribed limitation i.e. within
a period of one year.
• From the overall data, we can conclude that it is not a problem for our courts and judges
and employees to address the problem of work load, problem lies in reducing the quantity
i.e. capacity to address within the prescribed period.
3.2.1.4 Execution of Decision
The Plan had envisaged to dispose petitions regarding execution of decisions within 6 months and
provided the same could not achieved, the Plan had envisaged that disposal of such petitions
would not exceed one year. Likewise, the Plan had envisaged and targeted to decrease the
pending petitions by 75% at the rate of 15% per year. Overall data regarding execution of decision
during the Plan period is provided herein below:
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