Parliament dissolution hinders law making: Law Minister Sinha

Kathmandu, Feb 9: Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Anil Kumar Sinha, has said the enactment of laws demanded by the Constitution 2015 has remained as the top priority of the government. 

During his address to the concern from Madan Kumari Shah (Garima) in a meeting of the National Assembly (NA), the Minister said efforts were underway to ensure reforms in law as per the Constitution and federal system. 

Since the promulgation of the Constitution in 2015, 146 separate acts have been brought, he claimed as the significant legal achievement. The Minister added that an Act relating to 16 fundamental rights in the Constitution were issued on September 18, 2018.  

Talking about the present status of bills, he said, 30 bills turned inactive due to the dissolution of parliament in September 2025. He went on to say that though a priority list of 121 bills was tabled in the federal parliament on July 16, 2025 after the promulgation of the Legislative Act a year back, drafting of the bills remained hampered due to the parliamentary dissolution. 

The Legislative Act has set the deadline till upcoming March 16 for the registration of directives, procedures and regulations.  According to Minister Sinha, if these requirements are not met in the deadline, situation may arise, requiring those delegated legislation to be rewritten. As he said, Ministry is making preparations towards that end. 

Towards the federal-level, 355 Acts, 325 regulations, 66 formation orders, 134 directives, and 250 procedures were formulated, the Minister said. (RSS)