{"id":2797,"date":"2025-04-30T15:15:36","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T15:15:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nepalinewshub.com\/?p=2797"},"modified":"2025-04-30T15:15:36","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T15:15:36","slug":"sc-halts-removal-of-age-limit-for-nrb-governor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nepalinewshub.com\/?p=2797","title":{"rendered":"SC halts removal of age limit for NRB Governor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>KATHMANDU:<\/strong> The Supreme Court has issued an interim order to maintain the age limit of 65 years for the appointment of the Governor of Nepal Rastra Bank, halting the implementation of a recent amendment that sought to remove the age restriction.<\/p>\n<p>A joint bench of Justices Til Prasad Shrestha and Bal Krishna Dhakal issued the interim order on Wednesday, continuing the earlier short-term order issued on April 15 by Justice Nityananda Pandey.<\/p>\n<p>The earlier order had instructed not to implement the amendment that removed the age ceiling.<\/p>\n<p>With the continuation of the order, the government\u2019s decision to remove the 65-year age limit in the revised criteria has been effectively suspended.<\/p>\n<p>Advocate Bishal Thapa had filed a writ petition challenging the amendment, arguing that the removal of the age limit for the governor\u2019s appointment was unlawful and undermined institutional integrity.<\/p>\n<p>The petition named the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, the Ministry of Finance, the Governor Recommendation Committee, and Nepal Rastra Bank as defendants.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KATHMANDU: The Supreme Court has issued an interim order to maintain the age limit of 65 years for the appointment of the Governor of Nepal Rastra Bank, halting the implementation of a recent amendment that sought to remove the age restriction. 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