Incident Reports

Law practitioners staged demonstration in Banke demanding the resignation of chief justice.

2021-11-14

Lumbini, Banke, Nepalgunj

Law practitioners of Nepal Bar Association, high court bar and District Court Bar staged a symbolic demonstration in the Banke district court area demanding the resignation of Cholendra Shamsher Jabara, the supreme court's chief justice. They had protested by tying a black bandage. The demonstrators claimed that the the movement would be strengthened after three days under the direction of the Central Bar. Legal practitioners said that if the Chief Justice did not resign, the hearing of the case would be stopped in the district as well.

Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Nonviolent
Primary Form Demonstration
Primary Cause Other governance issues
Actor 1 - Number of people n/a
Actor 1 - Affiliations Labor organization, trade unions and other organizations based on economic demands
Actor 1 - Youth unknown
Actor 2 - Number of people n/a
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Other state institutions
Actor 2 - Youth unknown
National/Online Media

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