The writ petition filed by former District Judge Shyamsundar Adhikari, who was dismissed by then Acting Chief Justice Deepak Kumar Karki upon the recommendation of the Judicial Council, has been scheduled for hearing at the Supreme Court. The case is scheduled to be heard by a joint bench of Supreme Court Justices Kumar Regmi and Nripadhwaj Niroula. Complaints were filed against Adhikari at the Judicial Council citing repeated substandard judgments, lack of efficiency, and poor conduct. Shortly before his dismissal, he was transferred to the Supreme Court on deputation following allegations of favoritism in one of his rulings. There were...