The judiciary needs trust, not another dispute

The judiciary cannot afford another prolonged institutional dispute when thousands of cases remain pending.

The relationship between the Nepal Bar Association and the leadership of the judiciary has not been cordial since Prime Minister Balendra Shah-led Constitutional Council recommended Manoj Sharma, the fourth-ranked justice at the Supreme Court, as chief justice on May 7. The move, the umbrella body of lawyers across the country said, was intended to place the judiciary under the shadow of the executive.