The Nepali Judiciary - Supreme Court Of Nepal

With the purpose of strengthening execution of decision, a Decision Execution Directorate has
been established and work, duties and right of the Directorate has been prescribed. With the
coordination of the National Judicial Academy, Decision Execution Guideline, 2065 has been
published and distributed and orientation program for the concerned staff has been carried out.
3.3.6 To develop and implement human resources
The Plan had envisaged to constitute a committee for drafting a suitable legislation regulating
recruitment and promotion of court personnel, to prepare draft legislation and submit the same to
the concerned Body, to prepare and implement rules and guidelines for transfer, deputation and
promotion of court personnel, to conduct a survey on human resources need in the judiciary, to
constitute a committee to assess the human resources capacity and need of the judiciary, to make
recommendations for proper staffing in the judiciary and to review the salary and other conditions
of service of judges and court personnel.
A Committee had been constituted 59 to frame policy and calendar for transfer and promotion of
judges and court personnel. The committee had framed policy regarding deputation and transfer of
judges, calendar on geographical experience of court personnel and their transfer and annual work
plan for the purpose of promotion.
Likewise, a committee for the purpose of drafting a legislation regulating the appointment, transfer,
promotion and conditions of service for court personnel had been constituted. The committee had
recommended for provision of Registrar as the administrative chief of all court personnel. With
regards to administration of court personnel, the committee had recommended the Supreme Court
to function as a central Body and the Judicial Council as its Secretariat. Similarly, the committee
had recommended for removal of non-gazetted fourth class and other positions having no post and
had also recommended for creation of post deemed necessary and had recommended that the
Supreme Court should frame rules regarding the terms and conditions of service of the
employees. 60
A Committee had been constituted to assess the human resources capacity and need of the
judiciary. 61 The Committee recommended for study leave along with scholarship, organizing annual
conference of judges, high-level training regarding management, organizing conferences for
Registrars and execution officers, separate trainings for bench officers, execution officers,
supervisors, establishment of a separate central human resource unit in the Supreme Court for
development of human resources, generating trainers, provision of studying abroad and exposure
visits, preparation of work plan, to implement the principle of award and punishment, to provide
basic facilities to summon executing officers and land surveyor so as to motivate them.
Pursuant to the recommendation made in the report, long and short-term trainings have been
conducted for enhancing the capacity of the court personnel. Exposure visit to foreign countries
and study leave along with scholarship for judicial human resources have been provisioned. 62
Policy regulating the transfer of non-gazetted employees has been drafted. Basic materials have
been provided to court personnel working in the fields. Commendation letter along with award has
59 This Committee was chaired by the then Hon’ble Justice Dilip Kumar Paudel, Supreme Court. The committee had
submitted its report in the month of Baisakh of the year 2062
60 This Committee was chaired by former Hon’ble Justice Chandra Prasad Parajuli, Supreme Court. The committee had
submitted its report in the month of Jestha of the year 2062
61 This Committee was chaired by former Hon’ble Justice Ram Nagina Singh, Supreme Court. The committee had
submitted its report in the month of Baisakh of the year 2062
62 For example, 67 people obtained Diploma in Law during the Project period.
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