Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs (Nepal)
The Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs (Nepali: कानून, न्याय तथा संसदीय मामिला मन्त्रालय) is a governmental body of Nepal dealing with the management of the judicial administration, legal affairs and legislative activities.[1] The minister is one of the most-senior officers in the Federal Cabinet.
कानून, न्याय तथा संसदीय मामिला मन्त्रालय | |
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Formed | 1950 |
Jurisdiction | Government of Nepal |
Headquarters | Singha Durbar, Kathmandu, Nepal |
Minister responsible |
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Website | moljpa |
History
editThe Department of Law (कानून विभाग) was established in 1950 before being developed into a ministry in 1956. Two years later, the ministry's portfolio was adjusted for the first time, making it the Ministry of Government and Law (कानून तथा संसदीय प्रबन्ध मन्त्रालय). In 1961, it was again renamed to the Ministry of Law and Justice (कानून तथा न्याय मन्त्रालय). The term Parliamentary Affairs was added and dropped several times throughout the history of the ministry.[2]
Ministers of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs (Former and Current)
editMinisters of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs
editSome individuals were known as the Minister of Law, Power and Irrigation, Minister of Home and Law, Minister of State for Law and Justice or the Minister of Agriculture, Law and Justice.
Name | Assumed office | Left office |
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Suryanath Das Yadav[3] | 1953 | 1954 |
Bhadrakali Mishra[3] | 1954 | 1955 |
Ananda Shamsher[3] | 1955 | 1956 |
Aniruddha Prasad Singh[3] | 1956 | 1957 |
Damar Bahadur Singh[3] | 1957 | 1958 |
Ranadhir Subba[3] | 1958 | 1959 |
Surya Prasad Upadhyaya[4] | 1959 | 1960 |
Aniruddha Prasad Singh[3][5] | 1960 | 1962 |
Surya Bahadur Thapa[3] | 1963 | 1964 |
Bhuwan Lai Pradham[6] | 1965 | 1966 |
Surendra Bahadur Basnyat[7] | 1967 | 1968 |
Basudev Prasad Dhungana[8][9][10] | 1968 | 1970 |
Shambhu Prasad Gewali[11][12] | 1971 | 1972 |
Rabindra Nath Sharma[13] | 1973 | 1974 |
Hom Bahadur Shrestha[14] | 1974 | 1978 |
S.J.B. Rana Damador | 1979 | 1979 |
Marich Man Singh[15] | 1980 | 1980 |
Nain Bahadar Swanr[16] | 1980 | 1981 |
Teodato Hunguana[17] | 1982 | 1983 |
Bakhan Singh Gurung[18] | 1983 | 1984 |
Radhye Shyam Kamaro[19] | 1984 | 1986 |
Hari Narayan Rajauriya[20][21][22] | 1987 | 1988 |
Badri Prasad Mandal[23][24] | 1989 | 1990 |
Nilamber Acharya[25] | 1990 | 1990 |
Tara Bhat[26][27] | 1990 | 1991 |
Maheshwar Prasad Singh[28][29][30] | 1992 | 1994 |
Subash Chandra Nemwang[31] | 1995 | 1996 |
Bhim Bahadur Tamang[32] | 1996 | 1997 |
Surya Bahadur Thapa | 1997 | 1998 |
Siddhi Raj Ojha[33] | 1998 | 1999 |
Taranath Ranabhat[34][35][36] | 1999 | 1999 |
Mahanth Thakur[37] | 2000 | 2002 |
Hari Bahadur Basnet | 2003 | 2004 |
Dharma Bahapur Thapa[38] | 2004 | 2006 |
Narendra Bikram Nembang[39][40] | 2006 | 2008 |
Dev Gurung[41] | 2008 | 2009 |
Prem Bahadur Singh[42] | 2009 | 2010 |
Krishna Bahadur Mahara[43] | 2011 | 2011 |
Prabhu Shah | 2011 | 2011 |
Hridayesh Tripathi | 2011 | 2013 |
Hari Prasad Neupane | 2013 | 2014 |
The minister's responsibility is to render opinions on, and to formulate and examine draft of, Bills, Ordinance, Rules and Formation Order, to render necessary opinions as required by the Government of Nepal on national and international legal disputes, to perform acts relating to unification and codification of laws, research, review, reform of Nepal law, international law, judicial system and administration of justice.[44][45]
See also
editReferences
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