The SC on Monday issued an interim order in the name of government, asking it not to implement the decision of putting on hold the charge on Maoists´ leaders Sapkota and Dong of murdering Arjun Lama from Dapcha of Kavre district.
A single bench of Justice Baijanath Upadhyay handed down the order in response to a writ petition filed on November 23 by Arjun´s wife, Purni Maya in which she sought the cancellation of the government´s decision to put on hold the murder charge.
Also, the government has been asked to show why the action on murder charge against Sapkota and Dong could not be taken ahead.
The Council of Ministers on July 27, 2012 had decided to put on hold the action on the first information report (FIR) filed at the District Police Office, Kavre against leader Sapkota and Dong for their involvement in Lama´s murder. The government decision had breached the SC order of March 10, 2008 about the case.
Leaders Sapkota and Dong have been accused of directing the murder of Arjun Lama at Charkilla of Budhakhani VDC, Kavre in July 2005, three months after he was abducted from a school programme at Chhatrebajh of the district.
Challenging the government decision to protect the Maoists leaders, putting on hold the FIR, Arjun´s wife Purni Maya moved the SC with a writ petition, reasoning that there was no constitutional and legal provision that government could put on hold the FIR filed with due process. It was arbitrary and ill-intended move of the government to influence the case, she has argued.
An NGO Advocacy Forum provided legal support to Purni Maya.
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