Nepal Supreme Court invalidates notification from Parliament Secretariat declaring Chief Justice Ranas' impeachment ineffective.

Kathmandu (Nepal), December 10: The Supreme Court of Nepal declared the impeachment petition filed against Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana to be ineffective on Friday, according to an interim order issued by the parliament secretariat, which said the impeachment petition lodged against him was ineffective.The bench also stated that Bharatraj Gautam has no right to issue such a notice and that it does not fall under his jurisdiction.Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana, who is retiring as the Nepal Chief Justice on December 13, has been held under tight supervision and watch at his government home in Baluwatar.Purnaman Shakya, Shambhu Thapa, Badri Bahadur Karki, Purnaman Shakya, Ananta Raj Luitel, Deep Narayan Sah, Amita Gautam, and Ramhari Tripathi, the former Chief Justice The term of the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker extends until the end of the lower house's term, according to Article 89 (c), while 91 (6a) states that such a bill is considered in the National Assembly or when a bill introduced in the House is being considered by the House.

The impeachment was introduced in the Parliament in March and the formation of an 11-member recommendations committee was established.The majority of the members of the Impeachment Recommendation Committee had recommended impeaching suspended Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana.The 11-member impeachment committee established by the lower house concluded its probe and submitted its report to House Speaker Agni Prasad Sapkota.Six members of the Constitutional Council endorsed the report, but the remaining five disagreed citing reasons.

The ordinance, which was published back in 2009, had eliminated the requirement for the opposition leader and house speaker in the meeting, thus limiting the number of people authorized to make the appointments.Chief Justice Rana has been accused of bench shopping, implying that hearings were held for the purpose of reaching a favorable decision for either of the parties.Overall, there are claims of ambiguities, fraud, and corruption in the judiciary.Gajendra Bahadur Hamal, his brother-in-law, has been sacked as a non-parliamentary minister to confirm the charge that he was seeking a share.