Biratnagar, Mar. 10: The three-day conference of All Nepal Legal Practitioners Association began here today with the slogan “Impartial Justice and Good Governance: Our Challenge and Dedication.”

More than 1100 legal practitioners from across the country are taking part in the conference.

Inaugurating the conference, Chief Justice Keshav Prasad Upadhaya said as judicial anomalies will have an adverse affect on the judiciary, the legal practitioners, bar and the bench should maintain very close and cordial relations in order to ease up the challenges faced by the judiciary and provide impartial justice to the people.

Stating that healthy criticism and comments will lead to the enhancement of the dignity of the judiciary, Chief Justice Upadhyaya said unhealthy criticism based on economic gain or loss will create a serious question mark over the reliability of the judicial sector.

Seeking justice in a speedy and efficient manner is the inherent rights of the people and it is the responsibility of the state to develop an efficient judicial system, he added.

Attorney general Badri Bahadur Karki said the legal practitioners should always be conscious of providing security to the people and consolidating democracy through the establishment of a good legal system in the country.

Ex-speaker Damanath Dhungana said it is because of some shortcomings existing in the judiciary, executive and legislative that anomalies have crippled the country.

Stating that political parties should be healthy, strong and impartial in order to develop the country, Mr Dhungana said the present state of Nepal is not satisfactory.

Chairman of House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee Subash Chandra Nemwang, chairman of Nepal Bar Association Harihar Dahal, ex-chairmen Sarbagya Ratna Tuladhar, Krishna Prasad Bhandari, Mukunda Regmi, Radheshyam Adhikari and other speakers also expressed their views.