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.
All labels observed (1)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.