The court also ordered that the mobile phones found during the examination and the data on them not be destroyed until a final decision is made on the writ petition.
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A response has been sought from the government agency in the incident of destroying mobile phones seized from students during the SEE in Siraha. The bench of Supreme Court Justice Shrikant Poudel has sought a response from the agency involved in the decision. The court has also ordered not to destroy the mobile phones and the data on them found in the examination hall until a final decision is made on the writ petition.
A writ was filed in the Supreme Court on Tuesday in this regard. In which, it was demanded to take legal action against the government officials involved in the destruction of mobile phones and to provide appropriate compensation to the victim students and to issue appropriate orders including a warrant, injunction.
The Ministry of Home Affairs, the Ministry of Education and Culture of Madhesh Province, the National Examination Board and the Chief District Officer of the District Administration Office, Siraha have been named as respondents in the writ. The writ petition claims that this action is illegal, violating the provisions related to privacy and property rights.
Hearing this writ petition, the Supreme Court has ordered, 'What is wrong with this?' If there is any reason and basis for not issuing the order as demanded by the petition, a response should be submitted through the Attorney General's Office within 15 days of receiving the order.
