Nepal’s Supreme Court is drowning in unresolved cases

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Nepal's Supreme Court is burdened with nearly 27,000 unresolved cases, some pending for almost 20 years, leading to calls for a jurisdictional review rather than solely increasing the number of justices.

Nearly 27,000 cases remain sub-judice, some for almost two decades, prompting calls to redefine the court’s jurisdiction rather than simply appoint more justices.