KATHMANDU, Feb 10: Prof Dr Govinda KC has said he would keep on fighting for responsible judiciary under any circumstances.

Dr KC, the senior orthopedic surgeon at the Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH), is a familiar face in Nepali media who has been long advocating for reforms in medical sector and recently the ‘purification of judiciary’ has been added to his agenda.

At a press meet at the TUTH on Saturday, the senior surgeon who was of late charged with contempt of court and faced a trial for the same said his struggle for true justice from the judiciary would not stop no matter even all his property is confiscated for that.

“My battle is not against judiciary at all, rather it is intended at those who are exchanging justice for the sake of money from there,” he said.

It may be noted that the contempt of court charge filed against him for seeking resignation of incumbent Chief Justice Gopal Parajuli is subjudice at the Supreme Court.

At the press meet, he reiterated that the chief justice should immediately resign from the post to pave the way for fair investigation into the case.

The SC decision on January 7 to reinstate the dean of four years ago at the Institute of Medicine (IoM) , prompted Dr KC who has a huge public support for his moves to start his 14th fast-onto-death demanding the CJ’s resignation and inquiry into his activities. According to him, the decision to reinstate the IoM dean of four years back was not justifiable.

On the evening of January 8, he was arrested by the police and had spent two days in police custody.

Following a hearing for two days on the contempt of court charge, the court had ordered his release on general date, directing body concerned to get photocopies of citizenship certificate and academic certificates of CJ Parajuli. The court has also sought details about the court verdict delivered by a bench involving CJ Parajuli about the reinstatement of IoM Dean Shashi Sharma.

KATHMANDU, Jan 12: The Nepal Bar Association (NBA) has drawn its attention on the activities of Dr Govinda KC of blaming the judiciary and using unethical terminologies targeting the particular justice.

The meeting of the NBA Friday concluded that such activities of Dr KC were defaming the public respect to a free and accountable judiciary.

The press statement issued by the NBA General Secretary Khamba Bahadur Khati has stated that a wrong trend could exist if such activities continued.

The trend of staging on hunger strike, demanding resignation of justices if the court decision failed to favour someone’s vested interest was wrong, press statement reads.

There are legal institutions to ensure legal remedies if required therefore, undue pressure to the judiciary was against the spirit of law, the press statement reads further.

The NBA has urged Dr KC to withdraw his decision of continuing hunger strike. RSS

RUKUM, Jan 12: Chief Justice Gopal Prasad Parajuli has said that he has already responded to the Parliamentary Hearing Special Committee (PHSC) regarding the questions raised about his citizenship and certificate of academic qualifications.

Inaugurating the District Court in Rukum (East) on Friday, CJ Parajuli said that nothing will happen by making unnecessary cries from the road. He also added that he joined the judiciary and was picked as the Chief Justice by being capable.

“I have already submitted the evidences in the required institutions. It is not necessary to exhibit the evidences on the roads,” the CJ said.

CJ Parajuli further said that it would not be possible as some forces were working to belittle the trust towards the judiciary under different pretexts.

Saying that the Judges move ahead based on people’s aspirations, legal norms and values, and system, CJ Parajuli directed the District Court to follow the same system in the days to come ahead as well. RSS

KATHMANDU, Jan 8: Police have arrested senior orthopaedic surgeon of Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH), Prof Dr Govinda KC on Monday.

Metropolis Police Range Kathmandu Spokesperson Ram Dutta Joshi said that police arrested Prof Dr KC from his hunger strike site, TUTH in Maharajgung.

Dr KC has begun his 14th hunger strike from today demanding resignation of the Chief Justice after the Supreme Court issued an order to reinstate Dr Shashi Sharma as the dean at Institute of Medicine (IoM) on Sunday. He had also accused CJ Parajuli of being corrupt and having links with medical mafia.

Dr KC has been kept at Metropolitan Police Circle Singha Durbar.

Following which, a single bench of justice Dambar Bahadur Shahi on Monday had issued an order in the name of Home Ministry and Nepal Police Headquarters to make Dr KC present at the apex court over a case of contempt of court on Tuesday morning.

Dr KC begins 14th hunger strike demanding resignation of CJ Parajuli

KATHMANDU, Oct 11: Prof Dr Gobinda KC has lamented over what he called the ‘disappearance of justice from the judiciary’.

Talking to media persons at the TU Teaching Hospital, Maharajgunj on Wednesday, Dr KC also warned of launching a protest as a civilian to retain judiciary’s dignity. Dr KC is on his eighth day of his 13^th fast-unto-death demanding reforms in the medical education sector.

“If judiciary is without justice, where will the ordinary people go to seek justice”? It is the responsibility of all Nepali people to fight against this situation,” he said.

He expressed discontent over the release of Director General of Nepal Oil Corporation Gopal Khadka who was accused of misappropriating millions of rupees while procuring land for building fuel storage facility in different parts of the country. Dr KC also accused political parties and their leaders of corrupting states bodies.

He demanded that the Medical Education Bill be endorsed within October 21 before the term of the current Parliament expires. No response to this effect has come in from the government side so far however, he said.

KATHMANDU, Aug 9: Dr Govinda KC’s health condition continues to deteriorate fast as his 11^th fast-unto-death enters 17^th day on Wednesday. He has been provided with emergency services and he might need emergency medical intervention if his condition continues to worsen, according to doctors.

And yet, talk between the government and Dr KC’s team is not making any headway. Several meetings have been held between the government’s team headed by Education Secretary Shanta Bahadur Shrestha and the KC’s representatives-only failing to reach a concrete understanding.

Meanwhile, the Government Doctors’ Association of Nepal (GDAoN)has also launched a strike in support of Dr KC accusing the government of not taking any of the demands seriously. The doctors associated with GDAoN across the country have worn black armband boycotting all services expect attending to emergency patients.

The talks seems to have been stuck over one of the key demands of Dr KC is endorsement of the Health Profession Education bill which aims at imposing a 10-year moratorium in establishment of new medical colleges in Kathmandu Valley, which has not gone well with some lawmakers at the parliament.

The bill has been in the parliament since September last year. But there seems to have been an agreement to grant affiliation to medical colleges that meet the criteria before imposing the 10-year ban.

KC’s other demands include cutting fees of post graduate studies in medicine from NRS 3.1 million to 2.2 million and investigating into the irregularities of TU officials and taking action against them.