INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Kathmandu, July 31
It has already been more than two years since Kathmandu Metropolitan City formed a judicial committee, but only 378 cases
have been registered with the committee.
Judicial committees have been formed in all 753 local units as per the provision in the
These three-member extra-judicial bodies have the mandate to settle 13 different types of disputes through regular judicial process,
including property boundary disputes, compensation for damage to crops and disputes over payment of wages
They are also authorised to settle another 11 types of disputes, including encroachment of private land and divorce, through mediation.
The
judicial committees, which are headed by deputy mayors in municipalities and vice-chairpersons in rural municipalities, are crucial for
local units because it is expensive to fight legal battles in courts where legal proceedings are cumbersome
Despite all this, only few people have filed compliant with the judicial committee in KMC
According to local representatives, people still do not know much about judicial committee and its function
&Due to lack of awareness people do not approach the judicial committee to settle minor disputes, & said local representatives
The data of the country largest local body show that the committee only records one complaint in two days, while hundreds of people go to
district court or to police to settle various disputes
In the first 11 months of the fiscal 2018-19 KMC recorded only 198 such complaints
Of the total complaints, almost 63 per cent complaints were related to dispute between house owners and tenants
Of the 198 cases, two cases were filed by elderly persons demanding that their right to dignified life and food be respected.
Law
enforcement officer at KMC Hari Maya Ghimire said due to lack of knowledge about local body role and jurisdiction, people did not approach
local levels rather they preferred to knock the door of courts
Of the total 378 cases, KMC has been able to settle 284 cases and remaining 94 are sub-judice.
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