High Courts of Nepal

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The High Courts of Nepal are intermediate appellate courts in the country’s judiciary that hear cases from lower courts and whose decisions can be further appealed to the Supreme Court of Nepal.

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Label Occurrences
High Courts of Nepal canonical 2

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf intermediate appellate court
judicial institution
appealFrom District Courts of Nepal NERFINISHED
other subordinate courts and judicial bodies as provided by law
appointmentAuthorityForJudges Judicial Council of Nepal NERFINISHED
canConfirm decisions of lower courts
canIssue orders
writs as provided by law
canModify decisions of lower courts
canReverse decisions of lower courts
canReview decisions of District Courts of Nepal
constitutionalArticle Article 139 of the Constitution of Nepal 2015
constitutionalStatus constitutional court
country Nepal
decisionsAppealableTo Supreme Court of Nepal NERFINISHED
establishedBy Constitution of Nepal 2015 NERFINISHED
function interpret and apply laws of Nepal
supervise subordinate courts within territorial jurisdiction
governingLaw Judiciary-related laws of Nepal
hasComponent Biratnagar High Court NERFINISHED
Butwal High Court NERFINISHED
Dipayal High Court NERFINISHED
Janakpur High Court NERFINISHED
Patan High Court NERFINISHED
Pokhara High Court NERFINISHED
Surkhet High Court NERFINISHED
hasMember High Court Judge
headedBy Chief Judge
higherThan District Courts of Nepal NERFINISHED
jurisdiction Nepal NERFINISHED
languageOfProceedings Nepali language NERFINISHED
legalBasis Constitution of Nepal 2015 NERFINISHED
locationType provincial-level court
lowerThan Supreme Court of Nepal NERFINISHED
numberOfCourts 7
partOf Judiciary of Nepal NERFINISHED
purpose ensure justice through appellate review
maintain uniformity in legal interpretation below the Supreme Court of Nepal
relationshipWithDistrictCourts appellate court
relationshipWithSupremeCourt subordinate court
replaced Appellate Courts of Nepal NERFINISHED
role exercise appellate jurisdiction
exercise some original jurisdiction as provided by law
hear appeals from lower courts
subjectMatterJurisdiction civil cases
constitutional and administrative matters as defined by law
criminal cases

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Supreme Court of Nepal appealsFrom High Courts of Nepal
Supreme Court of Nepal oversees High Courts of Nepal