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Kathmandu, Nepal: The legislative parliament has on endorsed three bills related to restructuring of judiciary as per the new Constitution.
With the endorsement of these bills ways is paved to forming High Courts in seven provinces.
The Constitution of Nepal has a provision that a High Court should be formed in each of the seven provinces within one year of the Constitution promulgation. With the formation of the High Court, the existing 16 Appellate Courts will be dissolved.
The bills endorsed by the parliament today were Judicial Administration Bill, Judicial Service Commission Bill and Judicial Council Bill.
The proposal tabled by the Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Ajaya Shankar Nayak, were endorsed by the Parliament meeting with majority votes.
Though these bills were scheduled to endorse on Friday, the meeting of the parliament was postponed for Sunday due to lack of quorum.
