Government’s big moves hit judicial wall
Summary
The Supreme Court of Nepal has frequently checked major decisions by the Balendra Shah-led government within 100 days of its tenure, suspending or scrutinizing key actions including the Property Inquiry Commission and media policies, highlighting judicial-executive tension.
Key Points
- The Supreme Court has repeatedly suspended or scrutinized key decisions by the Balendra Shah government within 100 days of taking office.
- The Property Inquiry Commission faces legal challenges affecting its investigations into public officials' assets.
- The court struck down the government's policy restricting state advertising to state-owned media and annulled Nepal Airlines board appointments for lack of transparency.
- Judicial interventions have paused plans to remove political student organisations from universities and halted forced evictions of informal settlers without due process.
