Proposed civil service retirement rule faces legal challenge
Law ministry says one-time provision to retire employees at 55 or after 30 years of service conflicts with the Constitution and existing civil service law.
Law ministry says one-time provision to retire employees at 55 or after 30 years of service conflicts with the Constitution and existing civil service law.
Ten of 70 secretary posts are vacant, and the number is set to rise as more officials retire while the government reviews the federal bureaucracy and restructures ministries.
Parties have become suspicious after the RSP convention floated proposals ranging from restructuring provinces to scrapping provincial assemblies.
Proposed amendments would let judges replace prison terms with house arrest, widen parole and community service options, and expand use of open prisons under tighter supervision rules.
The party, despite leading the government with a near two-thirds majority in the House, has no representation in the Assembly.
The draft Federal Civil Service Bill proposes reducing internal promotion quotas to expand open competition, while introducing compulsory retirement for employees aged 55 or those who have completed 30 years of service.
Only one regular bill has been registered in the federal legislature since the formation of the current government, apart from the budget and ordinance-replacement bills.
A proposed amendment to the draft Federal Civil Service Bill has set retirement at 30 years of service or 55 years of age.
The Commission recommends reducing the size of the House of Representatives, National Assembly and provincial assemblies, and granting itself constitutional authority to set election dates.
A proposed one-time provision in the draft law could force more than 10,000 civil servants into retirement as the government moves to downsize and restructure the bureaucracy.
Commission recommends action against former prime minister KP Sharma Oli, former ministers and security chiefs. Calls for retrospective legislation and special court to prosecute rights violations.
A legal requirement of at least one year remaining in the term, and lack of preparations by the government and the Election Commission have delayed the process.
Federal directive to relocate squatters raises concerns over municipal capacity amid legal and financial constraints.
Thousands displaced as authorities clear settlements despite constitutional guarantees.
Proposed law restructures provincial services, introduces performance-based evaluation, bans trade unions and political activity, and formalises federal administrative coordination.