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Despite calls from former chief justices, the Bar Association and some political parties for the resignation of Chief Justice Cholendra Shamsher JB Rana, he has shown signs of not bowing to the pressure. This has instigated a crisis in the Nepali judiciary, says Sewa Bhattarai from Kathmandu.

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Despite calls from former chief justices, the Bar Association and some political parties for the resignation of Chief Justice Cholendra Shamsher JB Rana, he has shown signs of not bowing to the pressure. This has instigated a crisis in the Nepali judiciary, says Sewa Bhattarai from Kathmandu.

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