The Nepali Judiciary - Supreme Court Of Nepal

Management Committee, the committee recommended for establishing Planning Committee under
the coordination of the Registrar of the Supreme Court. 49
Likewise, a committee had been constituted to look into forging alliance with donor communities.
The committee had recommended that the judiciary should be independent in dealing with the
donor communities and had also recommended that assistance received from donors should be
utilized in prioritized areas. 50 During the stage of mid-term review, some preliminary activities were
reviewed wherein recommendation were made for establishment of Financial Management
Committee, to construct a network and hold interactions between Parliamentary Committee and
other stakeholders for financial effectiveness, to establish a High-Level Judicial Budget
Disbursement Committee and to formulate prioritized budget based on the implementation plan
and pursuant to the directives issued by the Committee to carry out financial reforms.
In order to manage the assistance to be received from the donor communities a permanent
committee has been established. 51 Likewise, a Financial Management Committee has also been
established.
3.3.3 To develop infrastructure and logistical support for creating congenial working
environment in the court
Under this strategic intervention, it was envisaged to establish a committee to carry out a study on
the physical infrastructure and other facilities of the courts. It was also envisaged that on the basis
of the report need shall be identified and on the basis of the need identification plan and program
for obtaining physical infrastructure and facilities such land, building, library, computer,
equipments, furniture etc. shall be prepared. In this regard, a committee had been constituted to
conduct a study on the physical infrastructure and logistical need of the court, wherein the
committee had submitted a report where infrastructure deemed necessary for the courts and an
estimated budget had been submitted. 52 The report had classified the Supreme Court and other
courts into various categories and pursuant to the categories had also prescribed standards for
land and building. With regards to acquisition of land and construction of building, the standards
prescribed by the committee are being followed.
In order to manage infrastructure development work (includes works such as acquiring/purchase of
land for the court, construction and renovation of buildings) prepared by the Construction
Committee for the courts, timely review is being carried every three years.
Since, land pursuant to the standard prescribed has not been available for the Supreme Court,
new building for the Supreme Court has not been constructed. In order to fulfill the current
deficiency, efforts towards improving the existing infrastructure is being carried out. Effort towards
acquiring 50 ropanis of land within the premises of Singha Durbar and adjacent to the Supreme
Court is being carried out. Likewise, additional land has been acquired for Appellate Court,
Biratnagar and payment in lieu of land acquired for Appellate Court, Dipayal has been made.
49 It was proposed that this Committee comprise of representatives from Judicial Council, Ministry of Justice and
Parliamentary Affairs, National Planning Commission (Joint-Secretary level) and Financial Administration Section as
Members with Chief of the Planning Division as the Member-Secretary.
50 This recommendation has been stated under Strategic Intervention 3.3.8
51 This committee has been established under the coordination Honorable Justice Kalyan Shrestha, Supreme Court
52 Former Justice Honorable Badri Kumar Basnet was the Coordinator of this Committee.
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