KATHMANDU, Oct 11: Prof Dr Gobinda KC has lamented over what he called the ‘disappearance of justice from the judiciary’.

Talking to media persons at the TU Teaching Hospital, Maharajgunj on Wednesday, Dr KC also warned of launching a protest as a civilian to retain judiciary’s dignity. Dr KC is on his eighth day of his 13^th fast-unto-death demanding reforms in the medical education sector.

“If judiciary is without justice, where will the ordinary people go to seek justice”? It is the responsibility of all Nepali people to fight against this situation,” he said.

He expressed discontent over the release of Director General of Nepal Oil Corporation Gopal Khadka who was accused of misappropriating millions of rupees while procuring land for building fuel storage facility in different parts of the country. Dr KC also accused political parties and their leaders of corrupting states bodies.

He demanded that the Medical Education Bill be endorsed within October 21 before the term of the current Parliament expires. No response to this effect has come in from the government side so far however, he said.

KATHMANDU, Oct 8: The Supreme Court has issued an interim order, asking the government not to expel Gopal Bahadur Khadka from the post of Executive Director at Nepal Oil Corporation.

A single bench of Justice Purushottam Bhandari issued the stay order on Sunday urging government not to implement its decision of sacking Khadka.

Khadka had filed a writ petition at the SC on September 20, arguing that he was sacked by the government against the principle of natural justice.

He, in the petition, said he was not given a chance to furnish clarification while deciding to terminate him from the post.

And, he was appointed for four year’s term and still waiting one and half year to complete the tenure.

The government on September 18 had sacked Khadka upon the recommendation of the parliamentary committee after he was found committing financial irregularities worth multi-million rupees while procuring land for building oil storage facilities facilities in different parts of the country. 

Minister for Supplies Shiva Kumar Mandal had tabled the proposal to remove Khadka at the Cabinet meeting.

Government sacks NOC Chief Gopal Bahadur Khadka

KATHMANDU, Sept 18: The government has dismissed the controversial Executive Director of Nepal Oli Corporation Gopal Bahadur Khadka on Monday.

Khadka has been accused of embezzling millions of rupees from the state coffers while procuring land plots for oil storage facilities for NOC in various parts of the country.

Minister for Supplies Shiva Kumar Mandal had tabled to proposal to sack Khadka at a cabinet meeting held today morning.

An investigation team formed under the Ministry of Supplies and various parliamentary committees had concluded that Khadka committed huge financial irregularities while buying land plots in Chitwan, Bhairahawa, Jhapa and Sarlahi for fuel storage.

The government is preparing to take necessary action against Khadka.