Contempt of court charges against PM Oli dismissed

Kathmandu / March 12: The Supreme Court has quashed the contempt of court case against Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, citing insufficient grounds for its establishment.

A joint bench of Justices Hari Prasad Phunyal and Nityanand Pandey ruled today that the case lacked the necessary legal basis to proceed.

It is noteworthy 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 remarks regarding the sub judice case on the dissolution of the then House of Representatives-as well as his statements directed at Senior Advocate Krishna Prasad Bhandari-constituted contempt of court.

Earlier, a single bench of Justice Manoj Kumar Sharma had issued an order requiring PM Oli to appear in person and submit a written response. In compliance, Oli had personally appeared before the court and provided a written reply. RSS