Justice Malla takes 20-day leave after new Chief Justice appointment
Malla, who had been serving as Acting Chief Justice, was dissatisfied after being overlooked despite being the senior-most justice at the Supreme Court.
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प्रधानन्यायाधीश नियुक्तिमा असन्तुष्टि जनाउँदै सर्वोच्चकी न्यायाधीश सपना प्रधान मल्ल बिदामा
सर्वोच्च अदालतकी वरिष्ठतम् न्यायाधीश सपना प्रधान मल्लले प्रधानन्यायाधीश नियुक्ति प्रक्रियाप्रति असन्तुष्टि जनाउँदै २० दिने बिदा बस्ने निर्णय गरेकी छिन्। नवनियुक्त प्रधानन्यायाधीशका रूपमा मनोज कुमार शर्माको सिफारिस भएपछि कायममुकायम प्रधानन्यायाधीशको जिम्मेवारीमा रहेकी मल्लले असन्तुष्टि व्यक्त गरेकी हुन्। वरिष्ठताका आधारमा प्रधानन्यायाधीश नियुक्त गर्ने स्थापित परम्परा मिचिएको भन्दै उनले बिदा बस्ने कदम चालेकी हुन्।
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SC senior-most Justice Malla goes on 20-day leave amid CJ appointment row
Justice Malla has been expressing dissatisfaction over the recommendation of Manoj Kumar Sharma as CJ, arguing that the established precedent of appointing the senior-most justice to the top post has been breached.