Feburary 5, 2003

KATHMANDU: Chief Justice Kedar Nath Upadhyaya has transferred 48 judges and three additional judges of Appellate Courts on the recommendation of the Judicial Council.

The judges transferred are Kamananda Prasad Deb from the Appellate Court Jumla to the Appellate Court Tulsipur, Dipendra Upadhyaya from the Appellate Court Mahendranagar to the Appellate Court Ilam, Madhav Raj Thapa from the Appellate Court Surkhet to the Appellate Court Pokhara, Mrs. Gauri Dhakal from the Appellate Court Patan to the Appellate Court Mahendranagar, Damodar Prasad Sharma from the Appellate Court Patan to the Appellate Court Dipayal, Madhav Prasad Ojha from the Appellate Court Ilam to the Appellate Court Jumla, Tahir Ali Ansari from the Appellate Court Pokhara to the Apellate Court Butwal and Nanda Raj Adhikari from the Appellate Court Dhankuta to the Appellate Court Janakpur.

Likewise, Rajendra Prasad Koirala has been transferred to the Appellate Court Patan from the Appellate Court Nepalgunj, Rishiraj Joshi to the Appellate Court Nepalgunj from the Appellate Court Patan, Govinda Prasad Parajuli to the Appellate Court Butwal from the Appellate Court Janakpur, Rana Bahadur Bam to the Appellate Court Patan from the Appellate Court Butwal, Bishnu Prasad Dhakal to the Appellate Court Janakpur from the Appellate Court Jumla, Yam Narayan Dhital to the Appellate Court Pokhara from the Appellate Court Dipayal, Mohan Prakash Sitaula to the Appellate Court Janakpur from the Appellate Court Jumla, Girish Chandra Lal to the Appellate Court Patan from the Appellate Court Pokhara and Baidyanath Upadhyaya to the Appellate Court Patan from the Appellate Court Baglung.

Similarly, Gopal Parajuli of the Appellate Court Pokhara has been transferred to the Appellate Court Baglung, Tarka Raj Bhatta of the Appellate Court Surkhet to the Appellate Court Rajbiraj, Ramji Prasad Tripathi of the Appellate Court Tulsipur to the Appellate Court Ilam, Samanta Singh Bogati of the Appellate Court Rajbiraj to the Appellate Court Dhankuta, Dhirendra Bahadur Bista of the Appellate Court Nepalgunj to the Appellate Court Butwal, Damodar Purush Dhakal of the Appellate Court Dipayal to the Appellate Court Rajbiraj, Gyanendra Bahadur Karki of the Appellate Court Ilam to the Appellate Court Patan, Som Bahadur Koirala of the Appellate Court Tulsipur to the Appellate Court Dipayal and Keshari Raj Pandit of the Appellate Court Biratnagar to the Appellate Court Janakpur.

In like manner, Krishna Prasad Shrestha has been transferred from the Appellate Court Janakpur to the Appellate Court Patan, Jagannath Pathak from the Appellate Court Jumla to the Appellate Court Nepalgunj, Durga Prasad Upreti from the Appellate Court Hetauda to the Appellate Court Ilam, Bhupa Dhoj Adhikai from the Appellate Court Mahendranagar to the Appellate Court Jumla, Binod Prasad Dhungel from the Appellate Court Tulsipur to the Appellate Court Hetauda, Bodhari Raj Pandey from the Appellate Court Dipayal to the Appellate

Court Biratnagar, Laxmi Prasad Dahal from the Appellate Court Janakpur to the Appellate Court Hetauda, Krishna Prasad Basyal from the Appellate Court Nepalgunj to the Appellate Court Biratnagar and Hari Babu Bhattarai from the Appellate Court Rajbiraj to the Appellate Court Patan.

Similarly, other judges transferred include Hari Ram Koirala from the Appellate Court Pokhara to the Appellate Court Hetauda, Kesharman Pati from the Appellate Court Ilam to the Appellate Court Patan, Hari Prasad Ghimire from the Appellate Court Ilam to the Appellate Court Pokhara, Mohan Prasad Ghimire from the Appellate Court Ilam to the Appellate Court Rajbiraj, Rishi Raj Mishra from the Appellate Court Dhankuta to the Appellate Court Janakpur, Govinda Kumar Shrestha from the Appellate Court Mahendranagar to the Appellate Court Biratnagar, Atma Ram Bhattari from the Appellate Court Dhankuta to the Appellate Court Hetauda, Buddhi Prasad Regmi from the Appellate Court Butwal to the Appellate Court Rajbiraj, Hari Bahadur Basnet from the Appellate Court Dhankuta to the Appellate Court Nepalgunj, Raghav Lal Baidya from the Appellate Court Baglung to the Appellate Court Biratnagar, Gauri Bahadur Karki from the Appellate Court Jumla to the Appellate Court Rajbiraj, Ram Prasad Khanal from the Appellate Court Surkhet to the Appellate Court Butwal, and Rajendra Prasad Rajbhandari from the Appellate Court Dipayal to the Appellate Court Rajbiraj.

Additional Judge Maheshwar Lal Mishra of the Appellate Court Rajbiraj has been moved to the Appellate Court Jumla, Judge Parasuram Jha of the Appellate Court Rajbiraj to the Appellate Court Dipayal and Judge Cholendra Shumsher JBR of the Appellate Court Biratnagar to the Appellate Court Surkhet, according to the Supreme Court.