Feb 25, 2018-The Supreme Court (SC) has issued a short-term interim order directing the government not to administer the oath of office and secrecy to the three National Assembly members nominated by the President upon the recommendation of the KP Sharma Oli-led government.
A single bench of Justice Prakashman Singh Raut ordered the government not to administer the oath of office and secrecy to the newly nominated NA members Dr Yuba Raj Khatiwada, Ram Narayan Bidari and Dr Bimala Poudel. The oath taking ceremony of the recently elected NA members was scheduled for March 4.
Fifty-six members were elected in the polls held on February 7 in all the seven provinces.
The order comes following a writ petition filed at the SC by Gopal Kumar Basnet, Krishna Prasad Poudel and Chandani Joshi, who were recommended to the NA by the erstwhile government under Sher Bahadur Deuba, stating that the new government did them injustice by withdrawing their names.
The Deuba-led government had recommended the names of Basnet, Poudel and Joshi to the NA on February 9. However, the new government under Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on February 20 withdrew their names and sent the names of Khadiwada, Bidari and Poudel who were nominated by President Bidya Devi Bhandari.
“It is seen that the President does not have any Constitutional grounds to reject the names recommended by the erstwhile government,” stated today’s SC order.
Meanwhile, the SC has called both the parties for discussion on the matter on March 4.
Published: 25-02-2018 19:47
source:www.kathmandupost.ekantipur.com
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