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Special attention was drawn to the authority saying that there was inequality in the prosecution under corruption cases. The special court convicted 15 people as the bribe-taker along with the bribe-giver and sentenced. In the case filed against 15 people including Arunraj Khanal, computer operator of Bheri Hospital in Banke, …

By Sadikshya Raut,  Section Officer at Patan High Court Double Taxation—a notion that is principally wrong has created a threat of an unwanted burden to the taxpayers. Double taxation is a tax system, which refers to income taxes paid twice on the same source of income. It can happen when …

The legal provision related to getting a divorce changed in the new national civil code of Nepal (thereafter civil code). The new National Civil Code was enacted in Nepal in August 2017 it came into force in 2018, by repelling the earlier National Code that was introduced in 1963/64 (2020 …

Guidelines for Cause-list Management by Gola Process (Gola Process), 2078 (गोला प्रक्रियाद्वारा पेसी व्यवस्थापन सम्बन्धी कार्यविधि निर्देशिका, २०७८) come into force from 1 December 2021 (15 Mansir 2078 BS). In this process, judges are collectively constitute the benches and cause list by Gola Process. In the Supreme Court, all the …

The amendment made in the Supreme Court Rules to reduce the discretionary power of Chief Justice of the Supreme court has gained legitimacy. Supreme Court (Second Amendment) Rules, 2078 has been published in the Gazette on Monday. There is a legal provision that any government decision will get legitimacy only …