(1) The court that hears the appeal shall inspect the office of the court, judicial or quasi-judicial body or officer under the judgeship of its court at least once a year.
(2) While inspecting in accordance with sub-section (1), the cases pending before the relevant court, agency or authority and which have been dismissed by such court, agency or authority shall be inspected.
(3) When inspecting according to sub-section (2), especially the following issues should be inspected:
(a) Case of persons in remand custody,
(b) certain cases among cases which are final without appeal,
(c) Cases involving children, women, persons with disabilities, persons suffering from mental illness or persons who have completed seventy-five years of age as parties,
(d) a case involving a matter of public concern or importance,
(e) Cases involving incompetent persons.
(4) While inspecting according to this section, the following things should be checked:-
(a) whether the execution of the judgment has been done in time or not,
(b) Whether the orders or directions of the High Court have been complied with or not,
(c) whether the action in the pending case has been done satisfactorily or not.
(5) During the inspection or investigation according to sub-section (2), (3) or (4), if it is found that there is no work that should be done in accordance with the law or that there is work that should not be done in the case, the inspecting judge will order to do it in accordance with the law at the inspection stage itself. However, if it is found that the detention order in a criminal case in which the Government of Nepal is the plaintiff should be annulled, the report shall be submitted to the court hearing the appeal of the court that inspected it and sent to the relevant court to do so in accordance with the order of the said court.
(6) The inspecting judge may take suggestions or feedback from the staff of the court, agency or official's office he is inspecting, the parties to the case, legal professionals and other related persons regarding the work of the relevant court, agency or official.
(7) The inspecting judge shall perform inspection workAfter the inspection and evaluation report is prepared, such report shall be submitted to the Supreme Court, the relevant court hearing the appeal, and the Secretariat of the Judicial Council. For inspecting the office of a judicial or quasi-judicial body or official, it should be sent to the Supreme Court, the relevant court hearing the appeal, the relevant ministry and the relevant agency empowered to take action.
(8) After receiving the inspection and evaluation report according to sub-section (7), the judicial council or the body that receives such report shall investigate as soon as necessary and take action on the matters pointed out in the report and shall make such action the basis of evaluation for the professional development of the concerned official.