Kathmandu, March 5, 2018
The Supreme Court has postponed the hearing on the case relating to the nomination of three National Assembly members scheduled for today until tomorrow.
A joint bench of justices Hari Krishna Karki and Prakash Man Raut resorted to the move saying the case was already looked into by justice Raut.
Earlier on February 25, a single bench of justice Raut had issued a temporary interim order to not administer the oath of office and secrecy to the three NA members—Dr Yubaraj Khatiwada, Ram Narayan Bidari and Dr Bimala Poudel–nominated by President on the recommendation of the left coalition-led government.
The case was heard in response to a writ petition filed jointly by Gopal Basnet, Krishna Prasad Poudel and Chandani Joshi, who were recommended for NA members by the erstwhile government led by Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba.
They have named the Office of President and the Office of Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers as defendants in the case.
