Nepal SC summons PM KP Sharma Oli in contempt cases
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Published: Thursday, January 28, 2021, 20:55 [IST]
Kathmandu, Jan 28: The Nepal Supreme Court on Thursday ordered Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli to appear before it within the next seven days with a written response to the cases of contempt of court filed against him.
Two separate cases of contempt of court were filed against Oli at the Apex court on Tuesday, for his alleged remarks on 95-year-old senior advocate Krishna Prasad Bhandari, calling him a grandpa lawyer .
Hearing the writ petitions filed against Oli on Thursday, the single bench of Justice Manoj Kumar Sharma asked the prime minister to be present in person to explain in written why should he not face action under contempt of court .
Nepal Supreme Court Summons PM KP Oli in Contempt Cases
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The Nepal Supreme Court on Thursday ordered Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli to appear before it within the next seven days with a written response to the cases of contempt of court filed against him. Two separate cases of contempt of court were filed against Oli at the Apex court on Tuesday, for his alleged remarks on 95-year-old senior advocate Krishna Prasad Bhandari, calling him a grandpa lawyer . Hearing the writ petitions filed against Oli on Thursday, the single bench of Justice Manoj Kumar Sharma asked the prime minister to be present in person to explain in written why should he not face action under contempt of court . Advocates Kumar Sharma Acharya and Kanchan Krishna Neupane had filed the two contempt of court cases.
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