The writ petition against the land donated by Meen Bahadur Gurung, the owner of Bhatbhateni Super Store, and the building to be built on it, has been rejected by the Supreme Court.

The joint bench of Supreme Court Justices Abdul Aziz Muslim and Balkrishna Dhakal dismissed the petition against the donation of land and buildings of Gurung to UML on Monday.

With this order of two judges, Muslim and Dhakal, the way for UML central office to be built on the land donated by Gurung has been opened. Petitioner advocates Gyan Bahadur Basnet, Shyamakrishna Maske and Arjun Thapa filed a writ against UML and Bhatbhateni's owner Gurung saying that it is illegal for the government-led party to donate land from businessmen. In the

writ petition, it was also mentioned that Gurung, the donor, is accused in the eyes of the government led by the donor-recipient UML, two cases against Gurung are pending in the court and he has been found guilty by the court . It was also mentioned in the petition that the person who donated the land of Lalita Niwas was convicted and sentenced to 2 years in prison and a fine of Rs 80 lakhs to confiscate the land.