NHRC and Supreme Court to remain open during Tihar and Chhath holidays

Kathmandu / Nov 10: The central, provincial and branch offices of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) will remain open during the holidays of Tihar and Chhath festivals. The offices will remain open from 11 am to 2 pm during the festival holidays, NHRC said in a statement.

NHRC spokesperson Dr Tikaram Pokharel said arrangements have been made to open the offices on the day of Tihar and Chhath holiday as in the previous years keeping in mind the protection of human rights of the general public.

According to Pokharel, the NHRC will register complaints related to human rights violations and excesses and also carry out emergency monitoring on cases of serious nature as per the need during this period.

SC to conduct hearing during Tihar holidays

Meanwhile, the Supreme Court (SC) has announced that hearings on petitions related to Habeas Corpus will be conducted during the Tihar festival holidays as well.

The SC will remain open from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm from November 12 until the Tihar festival holidays, excluding Bhai Tika on November 15.According to the notice issued by the SC Administration on Friday, the hearings for Habeas Corpus petitions will be conducted in accordance with Article 26 of the Administration of Justice Act, 2073.