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for the judiciary and to develop and implement policy on partnership with donors and NGOs. Some
of the activities have been under review during the mid-term review. Mid-term review included
activities such as interaction and discussion with stakeholders of the justice sector (including
Parliamentarians, Bar, intellectuals, civil society and donor agencies) , strengthening of the justice
sector coordination committees at all levels, development and implementation of media policy, and
implementation of policy regarding partnership with donor agencies.
A committee had been constituted to draft policy regarding partnership with donor agencies and
NGOs and to conduct a study on autonomy regarding acquisition of assistance from donor
agencies. 66 This committee had recommended for prioritization of sectors and had recommended
that donor assistance should be utilized in institutional reform, development of information
technology network, financial management, legal aid, record management, development of human
resources, development of forensic laboratory, execution of decision and management of libraries.
A draft regarding development of media policy for the judiciary has been prepared and is in the
final stage. During the Plan period, information window, court management committee and justice
sector coordination committee has been established. Likewise, a committee has been established
regarding partnership with donor agencies.
Various interactions and discussions have been organized with stakeholders of the justice sector. 67
The activities and progress reports in this regard are being disseminated through the central level
Justice Sector Coordination Committee. Likewise, the central level Justice Sector Coordination
Committee has been coordinating the level of service provided by the Supreme Court and other
courts and tribunals and has also been looking into reforms that need to be made in future.
A speaker has been nominated in the Supreme Court and work, duties and rights of the speaker
has been defined. Likewise, a Nodal officer has been appointed in majority of courts to hear
grievances of the court users and to disseminate news relating to the courts. In order to make the
Court Management Committee for representative, amendments have been made in the court
regulations.
3.3.9 To strengthen the court user’s service delivery
While drafting the first Strategic Plan, the Plan had envisaged the preparation of court user’s
Charter wherein this strategic intervention was reviewed during the mid-term review. The Plan had
envisaged the constitution of a task force at the Research and Planning Division for the
preparation of the court user’s Charter, to carry out consultations with the concerned stakeholders
on the issues to be included in the Charter and to prepare a draft Charter and implement the same.
The mid-term review was entrusted with the task of finalizing the draft submitted by the Committee
and activities such as implementation of Charter in all the courts, system of coupon and queuing,
activation of information window was envisaged. Likewise, in order to improve the services to be
provided to the court users and to make it less expensive, consultation with concerned
stakeholders and Bar Association was also envisaged.
Task force has been constituted for drafting separate Charter for each court wherein draft Charter
has been obtained. The proposed Charter has been refined and published.
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This committee was headed by Hon’ble Justice Anup Raj Sharma of the Supreme Court. The committee had
submitted its report in Baisakh 2062.
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Interactions and discussions were organized in Biratnagar, Nepalgunj and Kathmandu.
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