Nepal Judicial Service (Constitution, Division of Groups and Grades, Appointment Transfer and Promotion) Rules, 2051

What does it do?

• Made by the Government of Nepal under Section 75 of the Civil Service Act, 2049, these rules divide the Nepal Judicial Service into three groups: the Judicial group (staff of the courts, the Judicial Council Secretariat and similar bodies), the Law group (staff of the law ministry and legal staff in other government bodies) and the Government Attorney group. The service has four gazetted classes (special, first, second, third) and four non-gazetted classes. Schedule 3 lists the posts in each group and class.निजामती सेवा ऐन, २०४९ को दफा ७५ बमोजिम नेपाल सरकारले बनाएका यी नियमले नेपाल न्याय सेवालाई तीन समूहमा बाँडेका छन्: न्याय समूह (अदालत, न्याय परिषद् सचिवालयजस्ता निकायका कर्मचारी), कानून समूह (कानून मन्त्रालय र अन्य सरकारी निकायका कानूनी कर्मचारी) र सरकारी वकील समूह। सेवामा राजपत्राङ्कित विशिष्ट, प्रथम, द्वितीय र तृतीय तथा राजपत्र अनङ्कित चार श्रेणी रहन्छन्। प्रत्येक समूह र श्रेणीका पद अनुसूची–३ मा उल्लेख छन्। Nepal Law Commission Preamble and Rules 3-5, PDF pp. 1-3; Schedules 1-3, PDF pp. 12-15
• Gazetted vacancies are filled on the recommendation of the Judicial Service Commission, which must consult the Public Service Commission on candidates' suitability for open-competition posts and promotions to gazetted third class. Minimum entry qualifications are set in Schedule 4: a bachelor's degree in law for gazetted third class, and a master's degree in law plus the experience required by Section 7(16) of the Act for gazetted second and first class. The government may change a staff member's service or group, but for gazetted staff the Commission must also agree.राजपत्राङ्कित रिक्त पद न्याय सेवा आयोगको सिफारिसमा पूर्ति गरिन्छ; खुला प्रतियोगिता र राजपत्राङ्कित तृतीय श्रेणीमा बढुवाद्वारा पूर्ति गर्दा उम्मेदवारको उपयुक्ततामा लोक सेवा आयोगको परामर्श लिनुपर्छ। सेवा प्रवेशको न्यूनतम योग्यता अनुसूची–४ मा छ: राजपत्राङ्कित तृतीय श्रेणीका लागि कानूनमा स्नातक र राजपत्राङ्कित द्वितीय तथा प्रथम श्रेणीका लागि कानूनमा स्नातकोत्तर र ऐनको दफा ७(१६) बमोजिमको अनुभव। नेपाल सरकारले कर्मचारीको सेवा वा समूह परिवर्तन गर्न सक्छ, तर राजपत्राङ्कित कर्मचारीको हकमा आयोगको सहमति चाहिन्छ। Nepal Law Commission Rules 6, 8 and 9, PDF pp. 3-4; Schedule 4, PDF p. 16
• For promotion by performance evaluation, the Commission publishes a notice of posts, and eligible staff apply within the deadline. The Commission publishes the list of those recommended, including the lowest score that made the list, and a candidate may see their own scores other than the performance score. A staff member who was not promoted may ask the Commission for review within 35 days of the list's publication, giving clear grounds, and the Commission must decide within 60 days. If no review is sought, appointment takes effect from the 36th day.कार्यक्षमताको मूल्याङ्कनद्वारा हुने बढुवाका लागि आयोगले पदको विवरणसहित सूचना प्रकाशन गर्छ र योग्य कर्मचारीले तोकिएको म्यादभित्र दरखास्त दिनुपर्छ। आयोगले बढुवाका लागि सिफारिस भएकाहरूको नामावली सबैभन्दा न्यूनतम अङ्कसहित सार्वजनिक गर्छ र उम्मेदवारले कार्यसम्पादनबाहेकका आधारमा पाएको अङ्क हेर्न पाउँछ। बढुवामा चित्त नबुझ्ने कर्मचारीले नामावली प्रकाशित भएको पैँतीस दिनभित्र स्पष्ट आधार खुलाई आयोगमा पुनरावलोकनको निवेदन दिन सक्छ र आयोगले साठी दिनभित्र टुङ्गो लगाउनुपर्छ। निवेदन नपरे छत्तीसौँ दिनदेखि ज्येष्ठता कायम हुने गरी नियुक्ति दिइन्छ। Nepal Law Commission Rule 10, PDF p. 4; Rules 15-17, PDF pp. 8-9
• Performance is assessed on the Civil Service Regulation forms, with supervisors, reviewers and review committees for court staff set out in Schedules 5 and 6. Promotion by internal competitive examination is by written test, interview or other methods the Commission chooses, with an advisory committee on syllabus and exams. Gazetted staff may be deputed to another office for more than three months only with the Commission's consent, and staff may be transferred only to posts within their own group.कर्मचारीको कार्यसम्पादन मूल्याङ्कन निजामती सेवा नियमावलीका फाराममा गरिन्छ र अदालतका कर्मचारीका सुपरिवेक्षक, पुनरावलोकनकर्ता र पुनरावलोकन समिति अनुसूची–५ र ६ मा तोकिएका छन्। आन्तरिक प्रतियोगितात्मक परीक्षाद्वारा हुने बढुवामा आयोगले लिखित, अन्तर्वार्ता वा अन्य तरिकाबाट परीक्षा लिन सक्छ र पाठ्यक्रम र परीक्षाका लागि सल्लाहकार समिति रहन्छ। राजपत्राङ्कित कर्मचारीलाई तीन महिनाभन्दा बढी काजमा राख्न आयोगको सहमति चाहिन्छ र कर्मचारीको सरुवा आफ्नै समूहभित्रको पदमा मात्र गरिन्छ। Nepal Law Commission Rule 14, PDF pp. 7-8; Rules 20-21, PDF p. 10; Rules 23-24, PDF p. 11; Schedules 5-6, PDF pp. 17-21

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