KATHMANDU: Supreme Court Justice Tek Prasad Dhungana resolved the highest number of cases among all Supreme Court judges during the fiscal year 2025/26 (2082/83 BS), according to the judiciary’s annual performance report. Chief Justice Dr. Manoj Kumar Sharma ranked 15th, while former Chief Justice Prakash Man Singh Raut was placed last among the court’s 20 justices.

Justice Dhungana resolved 1,936 cases, writ petitions and applications over 205 working days, averaging 9.44 decisions per working day, the highest on the bench.

Justice Shrikanta Poudel ranked second after concluding 1,707 cases in 202 working days, followed by Justice Hari Prasad Phuyal, who resolved 1,548 cases in 192 working days.

The fourth and fifth positions were secured by Justice Sunil Kumar Pokharel, with 1,544 cases, and Justice Mahesh Sharma Poudel, with 1,532 cases, respectively.

Chief Justice Dr. Manoj Kumar Sharma ranked 15th, having resolved 1,094 cases over 189 working days, averaging 5.79 decisions per day.

Former Chief Justice Prakash Man Singh Raut ranked 20th, resolving 205 cases in 58 working days, with a daily average of 3.53 decisions.

Among other judges, Justice Til Prasad Shrestha ranked 17th despite averaging 8.04 cases per working day, as he served only 130 working days due to illness. Justice Sapana Pradhan Malla, who served as Acting Chief Justice for several months, ranked 18th after resolving 934 cases in 122 working days.

Together, the Supreme Court’s 20 justices resolved 24,492 cases, writ petitions and applications during 3,336 working days in the fiscal year.

High Courts lead judiciary’s annual performance
The judiciary’s annual progress report shows that courts and tribunals across Nepal resolved 195,474 of 357,023 pending cases by the end of Ashad 2083 BS, achieving an overall 54.75 percent resolution rate.

The Supreme Court resolved 11,469 of its 38,936 pending cases, leaving 27,467 cases awaiting adjudication, including 1,276 cases that have remained pending for more than five years.

The High Courts recorded the strongest performance, resolving 42,614 of 60,564 cases, for a 70.36 percent resolution rate, with no cases older than two years remaining.

The District Courts resolved 139,179 of 251,734 cases, leaving 111,755 cases pending, including 7,691 cases older than two years.

Across all courts and tribunals, the judiciary had set an annual target of resolving 243,356 cases. By the end of the fiscal year, it had concluded 196,390 cases, achieving 80.7 percent of its annual target.