{"id":57550,"date":"2026-10-29T17:20:18","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T11:35:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nepalsamaj.com\/en\/?p=57550"},"modified":"2026-10-29T17:20:18","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T11:35:18","slug":"nepal-bar-association-demands-impartial-probe-into-judiciary-controversy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nepalsamaj.com\/en\/nepal-bar-association-demands-impartial-probe-into-judiciary-controversy\/","title":{"rendered":"Nepal Bar Association Demands Impartial Probe into Judiciary Controversy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p>Kathmandu, October 29 : The Nepal Bar Association has called for an independent, impartial and transparent investigation into reports of alleged conversations and meetings between Supreme Court justices and individuals connected to a disputed case.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement issued on Thursday, the association urged the concerned authorities to establish the facts and make the findings public to protect judicial independence, impartiality, institutional credibility and public confidence in the judiciary.<\/p>\n<p>The controversy has drawn public attention following media reports alleging interactions between Supreme Court justices and individuals linked to a disputed case, including reports involving the Chief Justice.<\/p>\n<p>The association cautioned against treating media reports and allegations as conclusive evidence of wrongdoing. It stressed that every individual must be afforded a fair investigation, an opportunity to present their position and due process under prevailing law.<\/p>\n<p>However, the association said serious questions concerning the conduct of judges and senior judicial officials should not be dismissed as matters confined to media reporting. It emphasized the need for a credible and transparent process to establish the facts.<\/p>\n<p>The association also called on judicial officials mentioned in the reports to comply with their respective codes of conduct and uphold high ethical standards.<\/p>\n<p>It said anyone found to have violated the law should face legal action regardless of their position or status. Conversely, if the allegations are not substantiated, the authorities should clarify the matter in a way that protects the reputation of the individuals concerned and the dignity of the institution.<\/p>\n<p>The Bar Association urged media outlets, political parties, legal professionals and the public to avoid drawing conclusions based on unverified information or speculation and instead respect evidence, the rule of law and impartial investigative procedures.<\/p>\n<p>Maintaining public trust in the judiciary is a shared responsibility of judicial leaders, judges, legal professionals and the state as a whole, the statement said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kathmandu, October 29 : The Nepal Bar Association has called for an independent, impartial and transparent investigation into reports of alleged conversations and meetings between Supreme Court justices and individuals connected to a disputed case. In a statement issued on Thursday, the association urged the concerned authorities to establish the facts and make the findings [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":28186,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,11,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-57550","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-main-news","category-national","category-politics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nepalsamaj.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57550"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nepalsamaj.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nepalsamaj.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nepalsamaj.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nepalsamaj.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57550"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/nepalsamaj.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57550\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":57552,"href":"https:\/\/nepalsamaj.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57550\/revisions\/57552"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nepalsamaj.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28186"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nepalsamaj.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57550"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nepalsamaj.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57550"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nepalsamaj.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57550"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}