Kathmandu, Mar. 26 : Chief Justice Keshav Prasad Upadhyaya inaugurated a day-long interaction on “legal provision for completion of time-limit for litigants” organised by Kathmandu District Court and District Bar Association here today.

The programme was organised with the objective of holding interaction with the lawyers, people’s representatives and others concerned on removing hurdles and constraints seen in the existing legal provision concerning time-limit.

Taking part in the programme are chairmen and representatives of 57 vdcs of Kathmandu district, ward chairmen of Kathmandu Metropolitan City and Kirtipur Municipality and Tameldars of the district.

On the occasion, Chief Justice Upadhyaya said that all concerned with the provision of time-limit should execute their responsibility sincerely; for any shortcoming on their part in this sensitive matter would put a question mark on it.

Stating that indifference to laws would not help materialise the concept of the rule of law nor would it help establish the democratic norms, values and ideals, he noted that the co-operation of the People’s Representatives without any prejudices would help simplify the  process of time-limit completion and administration of justice.

President of Nepal Bar Association Harihar Dahal said that the process of time-limit should be kept away from politics  and the role of the people’s representatives in this connection should be honest and co-operative.

Chief Judge of Appellate Court, Patan, Min Bahadur Rayamajhi said that if Tameldar and public representatives colluded and did not keep a party concerned informed on time this would lead to unilateral verdict which was likely to throttle justice.

District Judge Bhola Prasad Kharel and associate professor Madhav Acharya also expressed their views at the programme chaired by president of Kathmandu District Bar Association, Kedar Karki.