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Vice-president’s Oath in Hindi Unconstitutional
By KTM Metro Reporter in Kathmandu
On July 24, 2009, the Supreme Court Bench comprising Chief Justice Minbahadur Rayamajhi and Justice Balaram KC has ruled that the Vice-president’s oath in Hindi is unconstitutional, as it goes against the Clause 36 (i) (2) and Annex-1 (a) of the Interim Constitution of Nepal of 2007. The ruling says that the oath taken by Vice-president on July 23, 2008 is annulled.
Taking oath in Hindi, Vice-president Permananda Jha had provoked the Nepalis to stage protest rallies against him a year ago. After a year the Supreme Court has ultimately ruled the Vice-president’s oath in Hindi is unconstitutional.
The Supreme Court has another pending burning case to rule is the case of the ceremonial President’s action of directly writing a letter to the Chief of Army Staff ordering him to stay on in the job. The Supreme Court needs to act fast on its case, too.
