KATHMANDU, April 24: The shortage of sufficient human resources in the judiciary has affected the execution of justice.

Presently, additional 2,000 human resources are needed in judiciary to operate it in full-fledged. Lack of sufficient employees has barred the judiciary from using its full potentiality.

According to Supreme Court’s spokesperson Narayan Panthi, the judiciary requires over 2,000 additional human resources. The organizational management survey conducted by the SC concluded that 6,665 employees are required across the country for the execution of justice. Presently, judiciary is operated by 4,586 people.

The SC conducts the organizational survey in every ten years. In the past ten years, work load in judiciary has doubled. Increasing work pressure and lack of sufficient human resources has made the situation tougher.

The finding of the survey is that the SC needs more 147 employees including two of special class to cope with work pressure. Presently, it has 452 employees.

According to Spokesperson Panthi, the Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration has been already requested to endorse additional quotas as recommended by the new survey.

The SC has 21 judges including Acting Chief Justice, the high courts have 160 judges and the District Courts are headed by 238 judges. RSS

One of the leading figure involved in writing the Interim constitution, senior advocate Harihar Dahal said that the Chief Justice should be expressing his opinion on the UCPN Maoist proposal.

Speaking at an interaction program organised by Reporters Club Nepal on Saturday, Dahal said that CJ’s silence on the issue indicates that he might also be interested in the UCPN Maoist proposal.

He asserted that the CJ should clarify his position on the issue immediately, ” Has the Chief Justice discussed this issue with Prachanda? What are his intentions? These issues should be cleared out immediately otherwise it will push the nation into further crisis.”

” Interim constitution’s sub clause 1 of clause 106 restricts any incumbent Chief Justice, Justice from being appointed to any areas other then judicial and inquiries. And the sub clause 2 of the same also restricts the appointment of former chief justice to any other posts except Human Rights Commission,” Dahal said claiming that CJ cannot be made PM even by amending the Interim Constitution.

He opined that the unamendable provisions of the constitution should not amended claiming that increasing political interests in justices will jeopardise the state machinery.

Dahal opined that the ongoing stalemate is purely political and asserted that political parties should resolve it instead of resorting to independent candidates.
Another speaker at the program, senior advocate Biswakanth Mainali said warned that enmeshing state’s judiciary into politics will be unfortunate and seconded Dahal’s opinion that the existing provisions of the Interim Constitution restrict the appointment of CJ or any justice as Prime Minister.

Mainali said that the political parties are restricted by sub clause 1 of clause 38 to form government other then a consensus one and claimed that the proposal to form CJ led government lacked constitutional backing.

Similarly, senior advocate Bal Krishna Neupane warned that appointing CJ as Prime Minister would point to the failure of multiparty democracy and a breach of the interim constitution.

He even slammed the CJ and stated that the a person who has failed to appoint justice despite leading the Judicial Council cannot run the nation. Neupane accused the Maoist of using the CJ to further jeopardise the state apparatus.

Karki, a candidate from the Progressive Republican group, presided the hot seat by defeating his nearest rival Sher Bahadur KC from the Democratic camp.

Though Surendra Thapa Magar was also in the race from Indigenous nationalities he was overpowered by both of his rivals and failed to make any noticeable impressions.

Similarly, the Sunil Kumar Pokhrel from the Democratic group has been elected as the general secretary.

Along with thatJanak Pandey Tikaram Bhattarai, Anita Gurung, Padam Prasad Baudhik, and Rajendra Saudh have been elected as Vice Chairpersons for eastern, central, western and far-western regions.

While democrat Mohan Ingam became the treasurer of the new committee, Shankar Timila, Ganesh Prasad Adhikari, Sagar Bista Prasanna Das from progressive group and Laxmi Rawal, Sarswati Shrestha and Rajya Laxmi Bajracharya from democratic panel have been elected to the NBA executive committee as members.