Advocate Bharat Jangam on Thursday filed the petition at the apex court claiming that the ordinance is in contravention to the Interim Constitution and the general principles of law. [break]
The petitioner has also claimed that government could not provide such facilities through ordinance stating that an ordinance is effective only for 60 days.
"The state cannot provide special facilities to VIPs as they also become ordinary citizens after retirement," argues the petitioner.
President Ram Baran Yadav, Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai, Office of the prime minister and ministry of law have been made defendant.
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