Contempt of court petition filed over non-implementation of Giri Bandhu verdict

Kathmandu / Feb 10: A contempt of court petition has been filed against the non-implementation of the Supreme Court’s verdict regarding the Giri Bandhu Tea Estate land grab case.

The SC had ruled that land belonging to Giri Bandhu Tea Estate Pvt Ltd, which exceeds the land limit and is not being used for tea industry purposes, should be acquired in the name of the Government of Nepal, as per the Land Act 2021 BS. The petition alleges that the process to transfer the land into the government’s name has not been initiated.

Advocate Om Prakash Aryal has filed the petition with the SC, naming the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, and the Ministry of Land Management, Cooperatives, and Poverty Alleviation as defendants.