KATHMANDU, Feb. 23 -- The Supreme Court (SC) has stated that the rise in the number of cases in the courts across the country poses a challenge to timely clearance of the cases. Comparing data of the past one decade indicates a threefold increase in court cases.

The dilly-dallying in appointing judges has led to postponed hearings in courts and tribunals across the country, including the Supreme Court. The failure to appoint judges at SC, high courts and district courts on time has resulted in a painfully slow case clearance. According to the statistics, as many as 158,147 cases are pending at the courts across the country.

The SC released its annual report for the fiscal year 2079/80 BS on Wednesday. According to the constitutional pro...