The Nepali Judiciary - Supreme Court Of Nepal

Drafting of Plan in itself is not a big task. The usefulness of the Plan is determined by its
implementation and from the reforms achieved therein. During the implementation of the previous
Plan, the following deficiencies were noted: lack of ownership, lack of capacity to implement the
Plan, lack of proper disbursement of resources needed for the plan and implementation of the
budget. Provided, there is objections to the reform and changes within and outside the judiciary
and provided this is not addressed by the concerned leadership, there is a risk of the Plan not
achieving its expected results. The risk identified by the Plan is one of the major challenges which
need to be mitigated or managed. The leadership of the organization should from their respective
organization maintain cooperation and coordination with the external actors and should garner
support for the implementation of the Plan and likewise internal monitoring of the Plan and
directives should be provided on a daily basis. Implementation of the Plan should be considered as
a personal and institutional obligation of each justice actor.
Within this background, we have tried to express the said Plan to be our own and have also
expressed our ownership. Let us formulate annual work plans according to our level and let us
pursuant to our own capacity and competencies express our commitment towards the
implementation of the Plan. Judiciary in comparison to other institutions is an institution that has
been continuously providing its services even in adverse conditions. The opportunity to work in the
justice sector in itself is a matter of honor and prestige and it is our responsibility to expand and
extend this honor. The only thing lacking among us is honesty, etiquette and commitment. We are
to proceed with etiquette and commitment we can achieve most of the targets set by the Plan. If
there is commitment, target is not impossible to achieve and in this regard I am confident that the
Supreme Court will play the role of leadership and all justice actors will strive towards achieving
the targets of the Plan.
The present Plan has been formulated within a very short period through the experience and skills
of judges and employees working in the judiciary. At the time when the judiciary was contemplating
as to whether or not continuity should be given to the Plan, the honorable Chief Justice Min
Bahadur Rayamajhi gave priority to the formulation of the Plan and pursuant to the direction and
encouragement given by the Chief Justice formulation of the Plan has been possible. At a personal
level I have had the opportunity of being involved from the first Plan. I would like to thank the Chief
Justice for providing me with an opportunity to coordinate the formulation of the present Plan and
would like to express my gratitude for the directions provided by him during the various stages of
formulation of the Plan. Likewise, I would like to express my deepest gratitude to Honorable
Justice Anup Raj Sharma, Supreme Court for his invaluable time and suggestions made during the
consultation meeting in Pokhara. Similarly, I would like to thank all the justices of the Supreme
Court for providing their suggestions with a short period of time.
On the basis of the mixed achievements made from the analysis of the first Plan and where
question of continuity of the Plan was being raised, the national conference of the judges
expressing for continuity of the Plan and with the unanimous opinion of the stakeholders regarding
formulation of the Plan, has added further impetus and encouragement to the Plan Formulation
Committee. Important suggestions have been obtained from the various consultation meetings. I
would like to express my sincere gratitude to the Chief Judges and judges of the Appellate Courts,
Registrar, District Court judges, Shresthadar, Judgment Executing Officers, officers/employees,
Office of the Attorney General and participants of its subordinate offices, legal practitioners, parties
to the case, participants representing Nepal Police, professors and participants representing
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