Patan High Court clears all cases registered two years ago

Kathmandu, July 10: The High Court, Patan, has cleared all cases registered two years ago.

At the beginning of the current fiscal year, the High Court had 407 cases lodged two years ago, but now the number of such cases is zero, the first of its success in the history of the Patan High Court. Currently, the High Court has only 22 cases lodged over the past 18 months.

Chief Judge of the Patan High Court, Lal Bahadur Kunwar, stated that more priority was given to clearing old cases to ensure prompt justice delivery and the achievements were obtained as per the target. “We are working to clear cases in less than 18 months after their registration,” Chief Judge Kunwar said. He added, “We have fulfilled all the indicators of justice execution.”

Registrar of the High Court, Shreelal Paudel, said that of the total 17,007 cases in this fiscal year, 11,234 cases were cleared as of July 9, and there are still more cases expected to be cleared by the end of the current fiscal year. The Patan High Court has 22 judges out of 36 posts for judges.

Chief Judge Kunwar said that regular sitting of the bench, its management and cooperation from the legal practitioners helped contribute to clearing the cases as expected. “We are working with service-seekers’ satisfaction at the centre. We are consistently working to increase public trust in the court. The current achievement has inspired us to work harder,” he added.