Legal practitioners have underlined the need for resolving the increasing standoff between the parliamentary committees and the Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) at the earlies
Legal practitioners have underlined the need for resolving the increasing standoff between the parliamentary committees and the Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) at the earliest.
Speaking at a program in Kathmandu on Thursday, December 4, 2014, they called for a clear demarcation of the legal jurisdiction of the two separate entities that have been in conflict owing to vague definition of the existing regulations.
“Questions have been raised over the limitations and norms of various parliamentary committees,” Parliament’s Good Governance Committee Chairperson Sherdhan Rai said, adding that the Speaker would soon reach a conclusion as to which Committee would be authorized to summon the CIAA through the one-door system for necessary support.
Constitutional expert Dr Bhimarjun Acharya said that the parliament as the body of people’s representative has the authority to summon representatives of all types of bodies except the judiciary. He added that the parliament cannot reverse the decisions taken by the CIAA while noting that the conflict emerged as law had been trampled on by both the bodies.
Acharya said problems would be resolved only if both the bodies complied with the already set laws.
Legal expert Sher Bahadur KC said CIAA is the authorized body to curtail rampant corruption.
“Only the Special Court and Supreme Court have the authorities to scrap decisions taken by CIAA. The parliament does not have this authority.”
KC said the problem emerged due to competition seen between various committees and that it could be resolved through clear demarcation of the existing regulation.
Source: nepalnews.com