SC’s temporary order bars UML from building office on donated land

KATHMANDU: The Supreme Court has issued a temporary order against building the CPN-UML central party office on land donated by Bhat-Bbhateni owner Min Bahadur Gurung.

A single bench of Justice Sunil Kumar Pokharel issued the order.

The apex court has also ordered both parties to appear for discussions.

Advocate Gyan Bahadur Basnet had filed the petition seeking the apex court order to stop the construction of the party building on land donated by the Bhat-Bhateni owner.

Gurung has donated 10 ropani 14 ana of land in Kirtipur Municipality-2, Maitrinagar, for the construction of UML’s central party office. Prime Minister and UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli laid the foundation stone for the building on October 11.

Oli has faced sharp criticism for accepting land from a businessperson implicated in Lalita Niwas land scam.