Administrative Court Regulations, 2051 BS

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Summary updated 2026-10-25

• This is a historical summary of the Administrative Court Rules, 2051, using the Law Commission's edition. The Government made them under section 75 of the Civil Service Act, 2049; they were published in the Nepal Gazette on 2051/10/16 and commenced immediately, and the edition lists no amendments. Rule 18 repealed the Administrative Court Rules, 2044. The catalogue records these 2051 Rules as repealed, citing the Law Commission's repealed-laws listing and a 2026-10-21 check of rule 38 of the Administrative Court Rules, 2077; that later rule was not re-read for this summary. Nothing here describes how the Administrative Court works today.यो प्रशासकीय अदालत नियमावली, २०५१ को ऐतिहासिक सारांश हो, जसको आधार कानून आयोगको संस्करण हो। निजामती सेवा ऐन, २०४९ को दफा ७५ अन्तर्गत नेपाल सरकारले बनाएको यो नियमावली २०५१/१०/१६ मा नेपाल राजपत्रमा प्रकाशित भई तुरुन्त प्रारम्भ भएको थियो र संस्करणमा कुनै संशोधन सूचीकृत छैन। नियम १८ ले प्रशासकीय अदालत नियमावली, २०४४ खारेज गरेको थियो। सूचीले कानून आयोगको खारेज भएका कानूनको सूची र प्रशासकीय अदालत नियमावली, २०७७ को नियम ३८ को २०२६-१०-२१ को जाँचका आधारमा यो २०५१ को नियमावली खारेज भएको उल्लेख गर्छ; त्यो पछिल्लो नियम यस सारांशका लागि फेरि पढिएको छैन। यहाँको कुनै कुराले आज प्रशासकीय अदालत कसरी चल्छ भन्ने बताउँदैन। Nepal Law Commissionनेपाल कानून आयोग Source accessed 2026-10-25 Title page, enabling clause and Rule 1, PDF p.1; Rule 18, p.7; repeal status from catalogue
• The Administrative Court had three members: a chair qualified under section 69(1) of the Civil Service Act; a law graduate who was at least a gazetted first-class officer of the Nepal Judicial Service or had at least ten years' legal or judicial experience; and a graduate who was at least a gazetted first-class officer of the Nepal Administrative Service or had at least ten years' public-administration experience. All were chosen or appointed by the Government for five-year, renewable terms, with pay and conditions equal to an appellate court's chief judge and judges, except that serving judges or civil servants received only a sitting allowance. The three decided by majority. The chair and one member could hear and decide cases; two members other than the chair could do anything except decide a case or issue a final order. If two disagreed, the absent member's view decided it; if all three differed, the chair's view governed procedure and the case went to the Supreme Court for direction.प्रशासकीय अदालतमा तीन सदस्य हुन्थे: निजामती सेवा ऐनको दफा ६९(१) बमोजिम योग्यता पुगेका अध्यक्ष; कानूनमा स्नातक भई नेपाल न्याय सेवाको कम्तीमा राजपत्राङ्कित प्रथम श्रेणीको पदमा कार्यरत वा कानून वा न्यायको क्षेत्रमा कम्तीमा दश वर्ष अनुभव भएका एक सदस्य; र स्नातक भई नेपाल प्रशासन सेवाको कम्तीमा राजपत्राङ्कित प्रथम श्रेणीको पदमा कार्यरत वा सार्वजनिक प्रशासनमा कम्तीमा दश वर्ष अनुभव भएका एक सदस्य। सबैलाई नेपाल सरकारले तोक्ने वा नियुक्त गर्ने, पदावधि पाँच वर्ष र पुनः नियुक्ति हुन सक्ने व्यवस्था थियो; पारिश्रमिक र सुविधा पुनरावेदन अदालतका मुख्य न्यायाधीश र न्यायाधीशसरह हुन्थ्यो, तर बहालवाला न्यायाधीश वा कर्मचारीले इजलास बसेको दिनको भत्ता मात्र पाउँथे। तीनै सदस्यले सामूहिक रूपमा बहुमतबाट निर्णय गर्थे। अध्यक्ष र एक सदस्य भए मुद्दा किनारा गर्न सकिन्थ्यो; अध्यक्षबाहेक दुई सदस्यले फैसला वा अन्तिम आदेशबाहेकका काम गर्न सक्थे। दुईबीच मतैक्य नभए अनुपस्थित सदस्यले समर्थन गरेको राय मान्य हुन्थ्यो; तीनैको राय फरक भए कारबाहीमा अध्यक्षको राय लागू हुन्थ्यो र किनाराका लागि सर्वोच्च अदालतमा साधक जाहेर हुन्थ्यो। Nepal Law Commissionनेपाल कानून आयोग Source accessed 2026-10-25 Rules 2-5, PDF pp.1-3
• A civil servant removed from service by a departmental penalty under the Civil Service Act, whether or not disqualified from future government service, could appeal to the court within 35 days of hearing of the order or being served notice of it, with up to 30 more days if prevented by circumstances beyond their control. The appeal had to be in the scheduled form, in the appellant's own name with address, state the grounds and the relief sought in measured language, attach a certified copy of the order, name any lawyer and pay the fee. Appeals out of time or not in proper form were returned, but could be refiled within seven days once corrected, and could also be lodged through the authority that made the order, which had to forward the file within seven days. Appellants could choose to attend hearing dates, and missing a date did not prejudice the appeal.निजामती सेवा ऐनबमोजिम विभागीय सजायबाट भविष्यमा सरकारी सेवाका लागि अयोग्य ठहरिने वा नठहरिने गरी सेवाबाट हटाइएको कर्मचारीले आदेश सुनेको वा सूचना तामेल भएको पैँतीस दिनभित्र अदालतमा पुनरावेदन दिन सक्थे; काबुबाहिरको परिस्थितिले म्याद गुज्रिए बढीमा तीस दिन थामिन सक्थ्यो। पुनरावेदन अनुसूचीको ढाँचामा, आफ्नै नाम र ठेगानासहित, चित्त नबुझेका कारण र माग संयमित भाषामा खुलाई, आदेशको प्रमाणित नक्कल, कानून व्यवसायीको विवरण र दस्तुरसहित दिनुपर्थ्यो। म्याद नाघेको वा रीत नपुगेको पुनरावेदन फिर्ता हुन्थ्यो, तर रीत पुर्‍याई सात दिनभित्र ल्याए दर्ता हुन्थ्यो; आदेश दिने अधिकारीमार्फत पनि पुनरावेदन दिन सकिन्थ्यो र उसले सात दिनभित्र मिसिलसहित पठाउनुपर्थ्यो। पुनरावेदक चाहे तारेखमा बस्न सक्थे र तारेख टुटे पनि पुनरावेदनमा प्रतिकूल असर पर्दैनथ्यो। Nepal Law Commissionनेपाल कानून आयोग Source accessed 2026-10-25 Rules 6-9 and Schedule 1, PDF pp.3-4 and 8
• If a procedural fault or other reason appeared to have harmed the appellant, the court could order the penalising authority to inquire further and report. It could question parties and call for documents, though the authority did not have to disclose its information sources, and then confirm, quash or reduce the penalty or acquit in a final decision, normally within six months of the appeal. An appeal did not lapse if the appellant died. The Government had to implement the court's decisions, everyone had to obey its judgments and orders, and it could punish contempt with the powers of an appellate court under the Administration of Justice Act, 2048. A registrar ran the court's administration and records, including filing, notices, fees and copies of files other than confidential documents. The court sat in Kathmandu.विभागीय सजाय दिने अधिकारीको कार्यविधिगत त्रुटि वा अन्य कारणले पुनरावेदकलाई मर्का परेको देखिए अदालतले सो अधिकारीलाई थप जाँचबुझ गरी प्रतिवेदन पठाउन आदेश दिन सक्थ्यो। अदालतले पक्षसँग बुझ्न र कागजात दाखिल गराउन सक्थ्यो, तर सजाय दिने अधिकारीलाई जानकारीको स्रोत खुलाउन कर लाग्दैनथ्यो; त्यसपछि सामान्यतया पुनरावेदन परेको छ महिनाभित्र सजाय सदर, बदर, घटाउने वा सफाइ दिने अन्तिम निर्णय गर्थ्यो। पुनरावेदकको मृत्यु भए पनि पुनरावेदन खारेज हुँदैनथ्यो। अदालतको निर्णय नेपाल सरकारले कार्यान्वयन गर्नुपर्थ्यो, फैसला वा आदेश सबैले पालना गर्नुपर्थ्यो र अवहेलनामा न्याय प्रशासन ऐन, २०४८ बमोजिम पुनरावेदन अदालतसरहको अधिकार प्रयोग गर्न सक्थ्यो। रजिष्ट्रारले दर्ता, म्याद, दस्तुर र गोप्यबाहेकका मिसिलको नक्कलसहित प्रशासन र अभिलेख हेर्थे। अदालतको मुकाम काठमाडौँ थियो। Nepal Law Commissionनेपाल कानून आयोग Source accessed 2026-10-25 Rules 10-18, PDF pp.4-7

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