KATHMANDU: Nepal Bar Association (NBA) has expressed its disagreement with the government’s move to appoint officials at the constitutional bodies eluding the mandatory provision of parliamentary hearings.
Issuing a declaration note at the conclusion of the General Convention and the 47th Central Executive Council’s meeting of the NBA, the Association has criticized the act as the action against the spirit and the letter of the Constitution.
“Despite the fact that Article 292 of the Constitution regards the parliamentary hearings mandatory for the office bearers of the constitutional bodies to be appointed at the recommendation of the Constitutional Council, they are appointed in the posts,” the declaration note issued by NBA says, “NBA expresses its disagreement with such actions which are against the spirit and the letter of the constitution.”
The NBA has claimed that the appointment is against the spirit of the principle of separation of powers and control and also against the spirit of the constitution.
The government had appointed officials at various constitutional bodies after dissolving the House of Representatives on December 20.
Although the government had made the decision relating to the appointment in the constitutional bodies in December, the decision was made public only on December 20.
As Prime Minister KP Oli had dissolved the House of Representatives on December 20, the officials were sworn to office citing the provisions that if the parliamentary hearing is not carried out within 45 days of recommendation, the officials would be eligible to hold the post formally.
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