Advocate Madhav Basnet had filed a petition against Bhattarai government’s decision to withdraw cases against 227 individuals.Sarita Moktan, Bechani Devi, Rupiya Devi and Bishweshwar Mandal had also separately filed petitions demanding repeal of the government’s decision to withdraw cases against some individuals. According to spokesperson for the Supreme Court Nahakul Subedi, the court observed that the government’s decision to withdraw criminal cases against those individuals was against the constitution, existing laws and judicial precedents set by the Supreme Court. The court quashed the government’s decision to withdraw criminal cases against those individuals, observing that the government’s decision was arbitrary, discriminatory and politically motivated.The court also observed that the government’s decision violated government’s own guidelines about withdrawing cases in which the government is plaintiff.The apex court also issued a writ of mandamus telling the government to resume the cases and lawfully adjudicate them.
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