Created by the 2015 constitution's federal restructuring, replacing the former appellate courts: one High Court sits in each of the seven provinces, with benches in outlying districts. They hold their own writ jurisdiction, so a rights claim need not always travel to Kathmandu.
How the court is constituted
- Tier
- appellate
- Court type
- Provincial appellate court
- Jurisdiction
- Appeals from the district courts, writ jurisdiction within the province, and first-instance jurisdiction over serious offences.
- Seat
- Provincial capitals
- Established
- 2016
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