Special Provisions on Dismissal of Public Officials Ordinance, 2026

What does it do?

• This ordinance makes special provision for removing appointed or nominated public office-holders. It was issued under Article 114(1) of the Constitution while the Federal Parliament was not in session. Section 2 says that the office-holders listed in its Schedule who were appointed before 2082 Chaitra 12 and are still in office are automatically removed when the ordinance takes effect, whatever the terms, benefits or tenure of their appointment, and despite anything in other laws. The relevant ministry secretary, or an official the secretary authorises, notifies them.यो अध्यादेशले प्रचलित कानूनबमोजिम नियुक्त वा मनोनीत सार्वजनिक पदाधिकारीको पदमुक्तिसम्बन्धी विशेष व्यवस्था गर्छ। सङ्घीय संसद्को अधिवेशन नचलेका बेला संविधानको धारा ११४(१) बमोजिम यो जारी भएको हो। दफा २ अनुसार प्रचलित कानूनमा जे लेखिए पनि, संवत् २०८२ चैत १२ गतेभन्दा अघि नियुक्त भई बहाल रहेका अनुसूचीमा उल्लिखित सार्वजनिक पदाधिकारी, नियुक्तिमा जुनसुकै सर्त, सुविधा र पदावधि तोकिएको भए पनि, अध्यादेश प्रारम्भ भएपछि स्वतः पदमुक्त हुन्छन्। सम्बन्धित मन्त्रालयका सचिव वा उनले अख्तियारी दिएको अधिकारीले पदमुक्तिको सूचना दिन्छन्। Nepal Law Commission (lawcommission.gov.np), official text Preamble and Sections 1–2, PDF p. 1
• The Schedule has 110 entries naming posts under specific Acts. Examples are the chair, directors and general manager of Nepal Airlines Corporation, the board and administrator of the Employees Provident Fund, directors of Gorkhapatra and Rastriya Samachar Samiti, vice-chancellors, rectors and registrars of universities and academies, the Kathmandu Valley Development Authority commissioner, and nominated members of many boards, councils and funds.अनुसूचीमा विभिन्न ऐनअन्तर्गतका पद उल्लेख गर्ने ११० वटा प्रविष्टि छन्। उदाहरणका लागि: नेपाल वायुसेवा निगमका अध्यक्ष, सञ्चालक र महाप्रबन्धक; कर्मचारी सञ्चय कोषका सञ्चालक र प्रशासक; गोरखापत्र संस्थान र राष्ट्रिय समाचार समितिका सञ्चालक; विश्वविद्यालय र प्रतिष्ठानका उपकुलपति, शिक्षाध्यक्ष र रजिष्ट्रार; काठमाडौं उपत्यका विकास प्राधिकरणका विकास आयुक्त; र धेरै बोर्ड, परिषद् र कोषका मनोनीत सदस्य। Nepal Law Commission (lawcommission.gov.np), official text Schedule (Section 2(1)), PDF pp. 12–22
• Section 3 amends 24 Acts. Many changes remove fixed terms for appointed posts, such as the five-year term of the Employees Provident Fund administrator and of the executive directors of the Nepal Administrative Staff College and the Local Development Training Academy. Others set four-year terms, with re-election allowed, for elected members of professional councils (Ayurveda, nursing, health professionals, engineering, veterinary, medical). The ordinance also sets the term of the commissions under the Commission on Investigation of Disappeared Persons, Truth and Reconciliation Act, 2071 at four years from the appointment of their chairs and members. Section 4 repeals listed provisions in 77 Acts.दफा ३ ले २४ वटा ऐन संशोधन गर्छ। धेरैजसो संशोधनले नियुक्त पदका निश्चित पदावधि हटाउँछन्, जस्तै कर्मचारी सञ्चय कोषका प्रशासक तथा नेपाल प्रशासनिक प्रशिक्षण प्रतिष्ठान र स्थानीय विकास प्रशिक्षण प्रतिष्ठानका कार्यकारी निर्देशकको पाँच वर्षे कार्यावधि। अरूले आयुर्वेद, नर्सिङ, स्वास्थ्य व्यवसायी, इन्जिनियरिङ, पशु चिकित्सा र मेडिकल परिषद्का निर्वाचित सदस्यको पदावधि चार वर्ष तोकी पुनः निर्वाचित हुन सक्ने बनाउँछन्। बेपत्ता पारिएका व्यक्तिको छानबिन, सत्य निरूपण तथा मेलमिलाप आयोग ऐन, २०७१ बमोजिमका आयोगको कार्यावधि अध्यक्ष र सदस्य नियुक्त भएको मितिले चार वर्ष हुने गरी तोकिएको छ। दफा ४ ले ७७ वटा ऐनका तोकिएका व्यवस्था खारेज गर्छ। Nepal Law Commission (lawcommission.gov.np), official text Sections 3–4, PDF pp. 1–11
• Under Article 114(2)(c) of the Constitution, an ordinance that has not otherwise lapsed or been repealed lapses automatically 60 days after both Houses meet. The ordinance records of both the House of Representatives and the National Assembly list this ordinance as inactive under Article 114(2)(c). The official sources used here do not say what happened to the removals made while it was in force.संविधानको धारा ११४(२)(ग) अनुसार अन्यथा निष्क्रिय वा खारेज नभएको अध्यादेश दुवै सदनको बैठक बसेको साठी दिनपछि स्वतः निष्क्रिय हुन्छ। प्रतिनिधि सभा र राष्ट्रिय सभा दुवैको अध्यादेश अभिलेखमा यो अध्यादेश धारा ११४(२)(ग) बमोजिम निष्क्रिय भएको उल्लेख छ। अध्यादेश लागू रहँदा भएका पदमुक्तिको अवस्थाबारे यहाँ प्रयोग गरिएका आधिकारिक स्रोतमा उल्लेख छैन। Nepal Law Commission · House of Representatives, Federal Parliament of Nepal Constitution Art. 114(2)(c), PDF p. 58; House of Representatives and National Assembly ordinance records, status fields

Gaps, loopholes and improvement ideas

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Where does it conflict with other laws?

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