[citation needed] Judges of the Supreme Court hold their office till the age of sixty-five.
They may be removed through an Impeachment (motion) passed by a two-third majority of the House of Representatives on the ground of incompetence, bad moral conduct or dishonesty.
[citation needed] Judges of the Supreme Court are appointed by the President of Nepal on the recommendation of the Judicial Council.
[citation needed] The Chief Justice is appointed by the President on the recommendation of the Constitutional Council.
Officers of the Supreme Court are appointed by the Government of Nepal under the recommendation of the Judicial Service Commission.
Legal and judicial remedies against the violation of the fundamental rights are provided under the original writ jurisdiction of the Supreme Court.
The writs are issued particularly in the following conditions: Article 133(1) of the constitution confers power upon the Supreme Court to declare void either ab initio or from the date of its decision any statutory provision on the ground of inconsistency with the constitution or unreasonable restriction on the enjoyments of the fundamental rights of the citizen Article 133 (4) of the Constitution has given the power to hear appeals (as specified by the law) against the final decisions of the Court of Appeal.
According to section 9 of the Administration of Justice Act, 1991 the following cases fall under the appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court.
Article 102(3) and s.7(1) of the Supreme Court Act 1991 has provided that the authority to penalize wrongdoers with an amount of up to NRs.
The Full Court is basically responsible for the formulation of policies relating judicial administration.
Main objective of these committees is to make policy on court management matter and advice to the Chief Justice.
The Strategic Plan has defined the vision, mission, values, and core functions of the Nepalese judiciary, which are as follows: To establish a system of justice that is independent, competent, inexpensive, speedy, and easily accessible to the public and worthy of public trust and thereby to transform the concept of the rule of law and human rights into a living reality and thus ensure justice to all.
Adjudication, execution of judgment, supervision, and monitoring The plan has projected twelve areas of strategic intervention which are as follows: