Verdict on constitutional commissions' officials rescheduled

Kathmandu, June 11: The Supreme Court has again postponed the day to deliver verdict on the writ petitions filed against appointment of 52 officials at constitutional commissions- now on July 2.     

The division bench of Chief Justice Prakashman Singh Raut, Justices Sapana Pradhan Malla, Manoj Kumar Sharma, Dr Kumar Chudal, and Dr Nahakul Subedi were earlier scheduled to announce the verdict today.     

Joint Spokesperson at Supreme Court, Niraja Pande, informed that that date to announce the verdict was scheduled for July 2. Writ petitions were filed against government's 52 appointments at constitutional commissions in two phases- in 2020 and 2022.     

The government's decision was challenged, arguing that the appointments were made through an ordinance.     

A total of 15 petitions were filed, reasoning the appointments were illegal. The hearing on the case was over on May 15.(RSS)