Fresh hearing set for November 11
KATHMANDU, Oct 29: The Supreme Court has issued a short-term interim order to the CPN-UML not to proceed with the construction of the party office building on a sprawling land given by one of Nepal’s controversial businessmen, Min Bahadur Gurung.
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A single bench of Justice Sunil Kumar Pokharel issued a short-term interim order on Monday after a preliminary hearing on the writ petition filed by advocate Dr Gyan Bahadur Basnet demanding the annulment of the decision to donate land to UML. The Court has summoned both sides for a hearing on November 11.
The order also halts the transfer of ownership of the 10 ropani 14 anna land registered under Meen Bahadur and his wife’s names until the court issues a fresh verdict in the name of CPN-UML.
The order quotes the provisions of Sections 38 (3) and 38 (6) of the Political Party Act, 2073 BS as well as the provision of financial aid in Section 38(5) of the same Act, which lays grounds for a political party to receive voluntary donation.
Gurung, the owner of Bhatbhateni Department Company Pvt Ltd, had donated the land located in Kirtipur Municipality Ward-2 of Kathmandu. CPN-UML Chairperson and Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and Gurung had jointly laid the foundation stone for the UML headquarters building to be built on the land.
