Supreme Court rift deepens as officials snub acting Chief Justice Malla’s order

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.

Nepal’s Supreme Court witnessed high drama on Monday after acting Chief Justice Sapana Pradhan Malla ordered the court administration to register a writ petition challenging the recommendation of Justice Manoj Kumar Sharma as the next chief justice, but officials failed to comply with her directive.