KATHMANDU, April 5:  The  hearing on a writ petition filed against Rabi Lamichhane, the chairman of Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), is currently underway at the Supreme Court (SC). The hearing, which was scheduled for Wednesday, is being conducted by the single bench of Justice Hari Prasad Phuyal. The petition was filed by Yuvraj Paudel (Safal) and requests the annulment of the decision to acquit Lamichhane on charges of passport misuse.

KATHMANDU, March 8: The Supreme Court (SC) released the full text of the verdict on the case against Rastriya Swatantra Party Chairman Rabi Lamichhane on Tuesday, saying that there is no need to elaborate on the matter further as his passport is under investigation.