Himal Press 
KATHMANDU: The Supreme Court has issued a show-cause order to the Election Commission in response to a writ petition filed by Kishori Sah Kamal, the Rastriya Swatantra Party candidate from Dhanusha-1.
A single bench of Justice Nripdhwaj Niraula issued the order on Monday.
The Election Commission had decided to cancel Sah’s candidacy three days before the March 5 polls after receiving a complaint that his name is on the blacklist of the Credit Information Bureau.
Sah had challenged the EC’s decision at the Supreme Court.
The court has directed the EC to submit a written response within seven days. It has also ordered the commission to present the file related to the decision to cancel the candidacy.
The Supreme Court has granted the case priority and scheduled the next hearing for March 13.
