Implement Verdict
CHIEF Justice Keshav Prasad Upadhayaya
inaugurated a one-day seminar on implementation of verdicts of courts in Kathmandu the
other day in which he said that verdicts of the courts need to be enforced effectively.
According to Chief Justice Upadhayaya, people’s faith in the judiciary would wither
away if the verdicts of the courts are not enforced and implemented in time and if people
do not benefit from court’s decision. Similarly, Chief Justice’s remarks carry
an important message to the judges in that they should work more devotedly in order to
properly deliver justice and raise the people’s faith in the court. There have been
instances in the country when some people took to steets raising the question of
court’s independence and efficiency when the verdict of the court was not as they so
desired. This tendency could weaken the independence and efficiency of the court and the
entire justice delivery system. There are also examples of some organisations even
delaying to implement the court verdicts for years, as a result the victims suffer twice.
As such, some people are of the view that it would do well if the court itself fixed the
time frame to implement the decision of the court. The remarks of Chief Justice for
effective enforcement of court verdicts therefore should be taken to a heart by both the
judges and people alike. In the same way, people’s respect for the court also depends
upon the behaviour, competence and judgement of the judges. Judges themselves need to
remain cautious to maintain the independence and competence of the judiciary since it is
the custodian of people’s rights and the institution through which the people get
justice. Judiciary, thus, needs to maintain faith of people by delivering justice quickly
and properly. There have been complaints that people sometimes have to wait for years to
get justice in certain cases. Since justice delayed is justice denied, judges need to give
due attention towards this concern of the people as well. As the country is facing
numerous problems in all fronts, judiciary also may not be free from problems and
constraints. But this should by no means affect the timely justice delivery system. There
have also been demands to bring about reforms in the judicial sector in order to make the
process of justice delivery more effective. Such an initiative should and must to come
from judges themselves because they are the ones who know more than others the problems
and constraints of the court and judicial processes.
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