Supreme Court Overturns Culture Minster’s Decisions
By KTM Metro Reporter
August 1, 2011: hearing on the appeal filed by the victims of the decision of Minister for Culture Khagendra Prasain, a single bench of Justice of Supreme Court of Nepal Prakash Osti has annulled the decision made by the minister on reorganizing the council of the Pashupati Area Development Trust firing the office holders before the expiry of their terms of office.
Minister for Culture Khagendra Prasain has dissolved the council of the Pashupati Area Development Trust and set up a new council and made Laksmi Prasad Prasain the member-secretary of the new council. The single bench of the Supreme Court of Nepal has overturned this decision.
The Minister also had fired the member-secretary and the treasurer before dissolving the council of the Pashupati Area Development Trust. The Supreme Court bench has annulled the decision on firing the member-secretary and the treasurer, too.