The court found that the authorities failed to establish valid legal grounds for arrest under the anti-money laundering law, which requires a reasonable belief that an accused may flee, destroy evidence, or obstruct the investigation.

The notice directs former wife of Nepali Congress leader Dhanraj Gurung to appear before the court with evidence in a case linked to the alleged Rs 125 million embezzlement at Miteri Cooperative.

Panel formed to prepare a charter revision working paper has proposed sweeping changes to the governance system, electoral model, judiciary and federal structure.

The controversy began after the Constitutional Council on May 7 recommended Sharma, the fourth senior-most justice at the Supreme Court, for the post of chief justice.

He must navigate internal judicial rifts and uneasy relations with the legal community.

House panel unanimously clears Sharma for appointment after hearing on 16 complaints and reform agenda.

Sapana Pradhan Malla ordered the court administration to register a writ petition challenging the recommendation of Manoj Sharma as chief justice, but court administration refused to act.

Under existing law, the marriage age is 20 and any sexual relationship involving a person under 18 is classified as rape, regardless of consent.

The orders blocking ban on trade union and student union come against a backdrop of tensions, including disputes over recent habeas corpus orders and chief justice nomination.

The Cabinet, on May 11, formed the committee led by former High Court judge Achyut Prasad Bhandari and gave it 15 days to submit its findings.

Government says restructuring aims to reduce state expenditure, improve efficiency and streamline governance.

A division bench of justices Kumar Regmi and Nityananda Pandey issued the order on Friday in response to the writ petition filed on April 24.

Constitutional Council brushes aside Acting Chief Justice Malla and two other senior justices as Prime Minister Shah prevails.

Constitutional Council picks Supreme Court justice ranked fourth in seniority line for Nepal’s top judicial post.

Proposal to streamline federal structure by reducing ministries from 21 to 17 aims to cut administrative costs, improve efficiency, and reshape governance.