SC defers preliminary decision

The Supreme Court (SC) has deferred the preliminary decision on the writ challenging the legitimacy of the decision by the Constituent Assembly (CA) to implement republic.

Although the SC division bench comprising of judge Damodar Sharma was to pass a preliminary decision on the writ on Sunday, it decided to defer the same till Friday (June 20).

The writ filed by one Ram Kumar Ojha has demanded that the CA decision be annulled stating that the incomplete CA - as the government has not yet nominated 26 members of the 601-member strong CA envisaged by the constitution – could not take the decision.

"The bench today could not look into this case as it was preoccupied with other cases and also because of the difficulties posed by transport strike. The bench has decided to pass a preliminary decision on the case on June 20," said assistant spokesperson of the apex court Hemanta Rawal.

The initial hearing of the case had been completed five days ago. nepalnews.com sd Jun 15 08

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