SC issues stay order to relocate Rukum East headquarters

KATHMANDU, Feb 1: The Supreme Court has issued a stay order not to implement the government’s decision to relocate the district headquarters of Rukum East.

A single bench of Dipak Kumar Karki on Thursday issued the order barring the government’s earlier decision to transfer the headquarter district from Rukumkot to Uttarputha.

The government on January 18 had decided to relocate the district headquarter. Advocate Ganesh Hamal had filed a writ petition demanding the scraping of the decision.

Advocates Surya Dhungel, Upendra Keshari Pokharel, Raman Kumar Shrestha and Tika Ram Bhattarai had advocated against the government decision during the hearing today.

Locals of Rukumkot have been protesting against the government’s decision for the last eight days.