SC orders to furnish documents related to Prez’s oath

Kathmandu / Apr 1: The Supreme Court has ordered to furnish it with the documents related to the oath of President Bidya Devi Bhandari and the then Chief Justice Gopal Parajuli’s date of birth.

A single bench of Justice Kedar Prasad Chalise, in a response to the writ filed challenging the legality of the oath of President Bhandari, asked to submit the documents.

The SC has ordered the Judicial Council to present the copy of the documents related to Parajuli’s date of birth and retirement. Likewise, the court also summoned a copy of the recommendation of Parajuli for the post.

Similarly, the SC has ordered the President’s Office to send the copy of documents related to Parajuli’s resignation.

President Bhandari had taken the oath of office and secrecy from then Chief Justice Gopal Parajuli on March 14. However, the Judicial Council had sent a letter to Parajuli the same day informing that he was relieved of the post.

However, challenging the legality of the oath of office administered to President Bidya Devi Bhandari by the then CJ Gopal Parajluli on March 16, a writ petition had been filed by advocates duo Hemmani Subedi and Narayan Kharel on March 28 seeking the apex court to prevent Bhandari from acting as the head of state.