civil servants’ right to vote – Reporters Nepal https://nepalireporter.com Impart Educate Propel Wed, 01 Nov 2017 16:03:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.6 https://nepalireporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/cropped-RN_Logo-32x32.png civil servants’ right to vote – Reporters Nepal https://nepalireporter.com 32 32 SC seeks clarification on civil servants’ deprivation to cast vote https://nepalireporter.com/2017/11/42061 https://nepalireporter.com/2017/11/42061#respond Wed, 01 Nov 2017 16:03:38 +0000 http://nepalireporter.com/?p=42061 controversial vacancy announcementThe Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday asked the government and the Election Commission (EC) to furnish written clarification within 15 days on failure to arrange the civil servants to cast their vote in the upcoming House of Representatives and State Assemblies elections.]]> controversial vacancy announcement

KATHMANDU, Nov 1: The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday asked the government and the Election Commission (EC) to furnish written clarification within 15 days on failure to arrange the civil servants to cast their vote in the upcoming House of Representatives and State Assemblies elections.

A single bench of Justice Dr Ananda Mohan Bhattarai also summoned the government and the EC to attend a meeting to be organaized on November 5 wherein the matter is scheduled to discuss. The government and the EC are named as defendants.

Bharat Kumar Mainali of the Office of Attorney General had filed a writ petition on October 30, demanding that government officials be granted their right to vote.

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