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Kathmandu, Nepal: The Supreme Court (SC), the apex Court of the country, has stayed the government’s decision to scrap the nomination of ambassadors recommended by the erstwhile government.
A single bench of Chief Justice Sushila Karki issued the show cause notice in the name of government on Wednesday seeking reasons why the Cabinet decided to withdraw names of 14 ambassadorial nominees from the parliamentary hearing.
The bench has also ordered that the government not to implement the order till August 24 as the bench has summoned both the petitioners and the defendants to present themselves before the Court to discuss whether an interim order should be issued in response to the writ.
A cabinet meeting had cancelled the recommendation of 14 ambassadors made by the erstwhile government on the basis of their political background.
Challenging the cabinet decision, four Ambassador Nominees had moved to the Court demanding a writ of certiorari against the government decision.
