Impeachment Motion Against Nepal SC Justice

Kathmandu, Feb 13: The Nepal Federal Parliament Secretariat was on Sunday presented an impeachment motion against Nepal Supreme Court Justice Cholendra Shumsher Rana.

Lawmakers from the Nepali Congress and its coalition partners registered the impeachment proposal against CJ Rana at the Federal Parliament secretariat, The Himalayan Times quoted a lawmaker from NC as saying.

At least 100 lawmakers have signed on the impeachment proposal. Multiple calls have been made by various concerned units to impeach CJ Rana for violating the code of conduct, failing to maintain judicial environment at the SC and losing moral grounds, among other issues, The Himalayan Times said in its reports. The Nepal Bar Association has been staging protest against Rana for over 100 days.