Constitutional Council

संवैधानिक परिषद्

Government, Law-Making & Constitutional BodiesConstitutional body – appointments to constitutional officesNo dedicated website located

Legal basisConstitution of Nepal 2072, Article 284; Constitutional Council (Functions, Duties, Powers and Procedures) Act, 2066

No verified official website. No dedicated public website could be located, despite checking the likely official domains. Official material for this body is published through other government channels – see the notes and sources below.

Why this matters for law students

Recommends the appointment of the Chief Justice and the chiefs and officials of constitutional bodies – CIAA, Election Commission, Public Service Commission, Auditor General, NHRC and others
Composition: Prime Minister (chairperson), Chief Justice, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Chairperson of the National Assembly, Leader of the Opposition, and Deputy Speaker
When recommending the Chief Justice, the Minister for Law and Justice is added as a member
The Chief Secretary of the Government of Nepal acts as secretary to the Council
A recommendation must be made within one month of a vacancy arising
The Council sat incomplete for about eight months following the dissolution of parliament and regained full strength after the 5 March elections, per reporting in April 2026

Note: No dedicated public website could be located despite testing multiple likely .gov.np domains. Official material appears through the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers (opmcm.gov.np) and via Nepal Gazette notifications. The Council's working procedures have been the subject of amendment – the Constitutional Council (Functions, Duties, Powers and Procedures) Act 2066 was amended, and a 2083 ordinance has been reported. Verify the current procedure before citing.

Sources

Contact details, officeholders and website addresses for Nepali public institutions change frequently. Every URL on this page was checked and returned the expected site when this section was last reviewed (2026-09-09), but please confirm on the official site before relying on it for an application, filing or citation. Law Info Nepal is an independent student resource and is not affiliated with any of the institutions listed.