The Nepali Judiciary - Supreme Court Of Nepal

under the courts. While doing so, special consideration should be given to the development
of library system.
• During the period of the first Plan, remarkable achievements have been made in the area of
information and media technology and this should be expanded further. While doing so,
consideration should be given towards applying this technology in case management,
execution of judgment, record management etc. and sufficient manpower within the
judiciary should be developed so as to apply the technology.
• The current practice of inspection and supervision is not satisfactory. This is basically
limited to legal formalities. Therefore, mechanisms for inspection and supervision should be
strengthened, maximum application of information technology for development of
automated monitoring system should be carried and development of data regarding work
performance of judges and employees should be done which should be linked with career
development.
• Although there is no active conflict in the country, strengthening of security of judges,
employees, lawyers and parties to a case is still a matter of concern. Therefore, it is
essential to minimize the risk arising from purchase of land to development of physical
infrastructure and performance of work of court.
• Judicial independence and autonomy was an issue raised in the first Plan. It is necessary
to strengthen judicial independence, effective implementation of code of conduct for
ascertaining judicial obligation and financial discipline and to establish complaint hearing
mechanism inside the court.
• Judicial work is research oriented and therefore, the judiciary should institutionalize
research regarding adjudication, justice system and judicial reform. For this the judiciary
should give special priority towards strengthening research mechanism and reform in laws
related to justice. If this is done, judicial work will be speedy, efficient, less expensive and in
order to frame laws judiciary should initiate steps with concerned stakeholders.
• Justice will not be effective by the single effort of the judiciary. For this, it is necessary to
institutionalize and strengthen the relation with the stakeholders of the justice sector and it
is also necessary to regulate and manage relations with donor agencies and other nongovernmental
organizations.
• Access to justice was one of the issues that were given special importance in the first Plan.
In order to increase the courts social relevance, it is necessary to ascertain access to
judicial information for the stakeholders, promote legal aid and mediation and to strengthen
the services provided to court users. While doing that, programs should be framed focusing
on the disabled parties.
• In the end, for successful implementation of the Plan, it is essential to establish and
strengthen plan formulation and implementation mechanism, transfer of skills regarding
plan implementation and monitoring and evaluation should be prioritized.
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