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Political Parties Records of Nepal
First political party
‘Nepal Praja Parishad’ founded on June 2,
1936, was the first political party of Nepal. Headed by Tanka Prasad Acharya,
the party had determined with the single mission to throw the autocratic rule
of the Ranas.
Birth of the first Nepali
political party outside the country
'Akhil Bharatiya Nepali Rashtriya Congress'
was formed in Banaras in September 19448. The president and the acting
president were Subba Devi Prasad Sapkota and Bisweshwor Prasad Koirala,
respectively.
Foundation of the first full-
fledged mass party
A conference held on 25-26 January 1947 at
Khalsa High School, Calcutta (Kolkata) announced the foundation of Nepali
Congress. A joint meet of Nepali Rashtriya Congress led by BP Koirala and Nepal
Prajatantra Congress led by Suvarna Shamsher, on April 9, 1950 at the Tiger
Hall in Calcutta declared a new party named Nepali Congress and Matrika Prasad
Koirala as its first president.
Foundation of the Communist Party of Nepal
Nepal Communist Party was founded on September
15, 1949; Puspalal Shrestha became the founder general secretary.
Judiciary Records of Nepal
First recorded civil code and procedural code in the world
'Nyaya Vikashini', a book written by King
Jayasthiti Malla in 1380 who had become the ruler of the then Nepal Mandal
(Kathmandu valley) from 1380 to 1395, had proceeded the first civil code in his
kingdom. It has all the required written evidence to claim itself as the first
civil code and procedural code of the world. Comparing it to the Civil Code
(1804) and the Procedure Code (1806) by Napoleon Bonaparte of France, known to
be the first civil codes of the world, Nepal's civil code is 500 years older.
Written on palm leaves in Sanskrit and Nepal Bhasha, this is kept in the
National Archives.
First pilot doctrine for the
state policy in the world
'Divya Upadesh', a set of doctrines as
guidelines for the state policy of the then newly unified Kingdom of Nepal was
narrated by the nation's unifier, King Prithvinarayan Shah (1732-1774) in 1774.
In comparison to this, the dogmas on the state policy proclaimed in the
constitution of Ireland as known the first pilot doctrine in the world came
into practice only in July 1, 1937.
Establishment of Pradhan
Nyayalaya as the Apex Court
Rana Premier Juddha Shamsher established
Pradhan Nyayalaya as the Apex Court on July 15, 1940.
First chief justice
Hari Prasad Pradhan served as the first Chief
Justice of the Apex Court, then the Pradhan Nyayalaya from July 22 1951 to May
20, 1956.
Youngest chief justice
Aniruddha Prasad Singh was 34 years when he
was appointed the chief justice of the Supreme Court in 1956.
Longest serving chief justice
Nayan Bahadur Khatri rendered his service as
the chief justice from August 7, 1976 to December 9, 1985.
First female chief justice
Sushila Karki took oath as the first female
chief justice of the Supreme Court of Nepal on July 11, 2016.
First female justice
Shushila Singh Shilu' was the first lady
justice in the Supreme Court.
First registered professional lawyer
Dev Raj Vama, later senior advocate, became
the first registered professional lawyer on October 23, 1956.
First registered woman lawyer
Shanti Devi Thapa Chhetri was registered as
the first woman professional lawyer on June 26, 1960.
Highest number of plaintiffs
against a single defendant
As more as 18000 cases were filed against
Netra Bikram Thapa, the then chairman of 'Ban Sudridhikaran Aayog', the
Commission for the Solidification of Forests.
Court's single order to arrest
most number of accused
The Appellate Court Patan issued an arrest
warrant against 528 people including the Maoist ChairmanPrachanda and Vice
chairman, Dr. Baburam Bhattarai accused of being indulged in the 'Sindhuli
Attack' during the Maoist insurgency.
Highest number of single day case decisions by a single bench of Judge
The single bench of Hem Raj Pant, the then
judge at the Bardiya District Court, accomplished a record number of court
verdict over 115 cases on February 15, 2003.
Single case filed by the highest number of
people
As many as 507 people sued the Kathmandu
Metropolitan City (KMC) for its act of tax imposition in the Hanumandhoka
Durbar Square at the Supreme Court on October 12, 2001.
Longest serving attorney general
Shambhu Prasad Gyawali was the longest tenured
attorney general serving from August 27, 1959 to December 10, 1970.