SC quashes contempt case against PM Oli

KATHMANDU: The Supreme Court has quashed the contempt of court case filed against Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, for not meeting sufficient grounds for it to be established.

A joint bench of Justices Hari Prasad Phunyal and Nityanand Pandey today ruled that the contempt of court case does not hold sufficient ground to be entertained.

It may be noted that Senior advocate Kumar Sharma Acharya and advocate Kanchan Krishna Neupane had filed a petition at the apex court in 2077 BS, arguing that PM Oli’s comment on the case related to the dissolution of the then House of Representatives, which was sub judice at the Constitutional Bench of the court, and statements targeting senior advocate Krishna Prasad Bhandari amounted to a contempt of court.

Prior to this, a single bench of Justice Manoj Kumar Sharma had issued an order requiring Oli to appear in person and submit a written response.

As per the order, Prime Minister Oli had appeared in person and submitted a written reply.