FRIDAY, Feb 7: The Supreme Court on Friday issued an interim order staying a planned demolition of over a dozen houses in Katunje of Bhaktapur district.
A joint bench of Justices Cholendra Shumsher JBR and Prakash Raut issued this order in the name of Suryabinayak Municipality and Division Road Office, Bhaktapur to this effect.
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The houses in ward 5 of Suryabinayak Municipality were being demolished to widen the road.
Earlier, on January 17, locals including Indira Neupane of Joshi Tole of Suryabinayak Municipality-5 had filed a writ petition at the SC after the respective ward office served them demolition notice.
