Latest · Sunday, 11 October 2026

Supreme Court quashes national ID as the sole basis for identifying bank customers

The Supreme Court has quashed the central bank's directive to the extent that it made the national identity card or its number the sole basis for identifying a bank customer. Saturday was a weekend with no market session, and the Prithvi Highway came back into use hours before Dashain.

• The Supreme Court quashed the central bank's directive only as far as it made the national identity card or its number the sole basis for identifying a bank customer.
• Until a person has the card, banking services are to be provided on a citizenship certificate or other identity documents.
• The Prithvi Highway at Galaundi came back into use on Saturday night, and the Department of Roads aims for two-way traffic by 6 pm on Sunday.