KATHMANDU, March 19: The Supreme Court (SC) is scheduled to hear a writ petition challenging the decision to withdraw money laundering and organized crime cases against Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) Chair Rabi Lamichhane today (Thursday), after the hearing could not be completed on Tuesday.
The proceedings had begun on Sunday before a joint bench of Justices Saranga Subedi and Sunil Kumar Pokharel. As the hearing could not be concluded on Tuesday, the case has been listed for a “hearing in continuation,” SC Spokesperson Arjun Prasad Koirala said.
Writ petition filed against Rabi Lamichhane
Earlier, a joint bench of Justices Sapana Pradhan Malla and Shreekant Paudel had ordered on March 15 that the petition be presented for regular hearing.
Attorney General Sabita Bhandari Baral had decided to withdraw the money laundering and organized crime cases filed against Lamichhane during the tenure of the previous government.
Challenging this decision, Yubaraj Paudel, senior advocate Dinesh Tripathi, and advocate Abhas Regmi had filed separate writ petitions at the SC.
