He was of the opinion that the present political deadlock should be resolved through the Legislature-Parliament.[break]
He was talking to journalists at the Tribhuvan International Airport upon his return from an international conference of the Chief Justices of the countries of the Asia-Pacific region held in Guam.
Chief Justices from 20 countries including the U.S.A., Canada, Indonesia and New Zealand, among others, had participated in the meeting.[break]
The participating countries discussed thoroughly on the independence of the judiciary, relations between the public and the judiciary, responsible judiciary and relation between the justices and other employees in the judiciary, new techniques applied in the cases handled by the government as defendant and the delay while meting out justice.
On the occasion, Nepal presented a working paper on the effects of the global warming and independent judiciary. The justices in the meeting were highly impressed by the budget modality of judiciary in Nepal.
Similarly, the member countries appreciated the system of the dissemination of information about the relations between court and media, and decisions of the judiciary and its actions in Nepal.
He said upon his participation in the conference he met with the officials of the Japanese Foreign Ministry and they expressed concern about the current political deadlock and committed to increasing the assistance to Nepal if political stability were maintained.
Chief Justice Shrestha said that the meeting with his Japanese counterpart was fruitful and added intensive discussions were held on how the law courts could be made efficient and effective by maintaining its independence, dignity, integrity and efficiency.
Shrestha had left for Guam on November 3 to take part in the conference. Justices and the top officials of the Supreme Court had reached the TIA to welcome Chief Justice Shrestha.
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