SC issues show-cause notice on delay in appointing NHRC officials

The Supreme Court issued a show-cause notice to the Constitutional Council Friday regarding the delay in appointing officials in the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC).

A single bench of Justice Balram K.C ordered the Constitutional Council to furnish a written clarification on this at the court within 15 days.

Saying that absence of top officials in the NHRC has hampered the monitoring of human rights situation, a writ petition was filed at the Supreme Court on Wednesday seeking an order to the concerned authorities to immediately start the appointment process.

The national rights watchdog remains without top officials including its chairman and members for over nine months.

Earlier, the government had nominated former Chief Justice Bishwo Nath Upadhaya as the chairman and Gauri Pradhan and Lila Pathak as members of the NHRC, but they didn’t join office amidst controversies over their nomination. nepalnews.com mk Feb 23 07

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