KATHMANDU: The Supreme Court has issued a short-term interim order to the CPN (UML) not to proceed with the construction of the party office building on a land received on donation.
A single bench of Justice Sunil Kumar Pokharel today issued a short-term interim order not to take action on the land donated by businessperson Meen Bahadur Gurung to build the UML party office.
The order states that action including transfer of ownership of the 10 ropani 14 anna land said to have been donated should not proceed until the interim order is discussed and resolved.
The order quotes the provisions of Sections 38 (3) and 38 (6) of the Political Party Act, 2073 BS as well as the provision of financial aid in Section 38(5) of the same Act, which talk about the conditions that need to be met for a political party to receive voluntary donation.
The order was issued today after a preliminary hearing on the writ petition filed by advocate Dr Gyan Bahadur Basnet demanding annulment of the decision to donate land to UML. The court has summoned both the sides for a discussion on November 11.
It may be noted owner of Bhatbhateni Department Company Pvt. Ltd. Meen Bahadur Gurung had donated the land localted in Kirtipur Municipality Ward No. 2 of Kathmandu. CPN-UML Chairperson and Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and Mr Gurung had jointly laid the foundation stone for the UML headquarters building to be built on the land.
