Kathmandu, Dec 27: The Supreme Court has scrapped a writ petition filed against the chairperson and members of the inquiry commission formed to investigate the September 8–9 Gen Z movement.
A full bench comprising Justices Dr Manoj Kumar Sharma, Nahakul Subedi, and Shreekant Paudel issued a directive order dismissing the petition lodged against commission Chairperson Gauri Bahadur Karki and members Bigyan Raj Sharma and Bishweshwar Prasad Bhandari.
Earlier, a division bench of Justices Hari Prasad Phuyal and Abdul Ajiz Musalman had issued a show-cause order, seeking a written response from the concerned parties.
The writ petition was filed by advocate Bipin Dhakal, who contended that the chairperson and members of the commission lacked neutrality and, therefore, were not in a position to conduct a fair and impartial investigation.
Supreme Court Spokesperson Arjun Prasad Koirala confirmed that the verdict has been delivered, adding that the detailed directive order will be issued in written form at a later date.
Political parties, including Nepali Congress, CPN UML have repeatedly raised voiced against the impartiality of Gauri Bahadur Karki who was advocating against party leaders using different social media platforms. #nepal #court
