Nepal Bar Association Investigation Committee Faces Crisis
Summary
The Nepal Bar Association’s six-member committee to investigate allegations involving Supreme Court judges has stalled before beginning work, after three members including coordinator Chandreshwor Shrestha refused to serve. The panel’s future is now uncertain as concerns over conflict of interest and the Bar’s role in probing judges intensify.
Key Points
- The Nepal Bar Association formed a six-member committee to investigate allegations involving Supreme Court judges and intermediaries, but the panel has not started work even after 15 days.
- Coordinator Chandreshwor Shrestha and senior advocates Purnaman Shakya and Surendra Kumar Mahato have refused to remain on the committee.
- Members cited conflict of interest, the burden of withdrawing from their legal practice, and doubts about whether the Bar should investigate judges at all.
- The committee’s relevance and next steps are now unclear with half of its one-month deadline already elapsed.
