Judges’ Society Nepal demands action against Sidhakura

The Judges' Society Nepal, an organization of incumbent justices, has demanded action against sidhakura.com.

Saying that its serious attention has been drawn towards the news published by Sidhakura.com titled 'Secret deal to dismiss more than 400 corruption cases', the Judges Society said that the issues in the news were baseless and demanded that the news agency be brought under the law.

Issuing a statement on Sunday, the Judges’ Society Nepal said that publishing the news without checking the facts and involving a Supreme Court justice is not only an attack on particular justice but also on the entire judicial system.

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“This Judges’ Society Nepal’s serious attention has been drawn towards the news titled ‘Secret deal to dismiss 400 corruption cases’ broadcasted and published by Sidhakura.com on April 26, 2024,'' reads the statement issued by General Secretary Tek Narayan Kunwar. “If you think that the verdict delivered by a particular justice was against the law, you should have to find the treatment by adopting the procedure as per the law in the concerned authority, but to publish and broadcast the news without cross checking the facts and even by saying that there has been bias in the verdict by involving a justice is not only an attack on specific justice but also on the entire judicial system.”

Although Dr Ananda Mohan Bhattarai was dragged in on this issue, the Judges’ Society claimed that he was not in the panel when the decision was made.

The Society said that this type of fake news has created confusion over the judicial system and judiciary among the people.

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