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The Supreme Court has decided that Deepak Manange, MP of Gandaki Province, will be relieved of his post. The Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court ruled that Manange has been convicted of a criminal offense and his position as a member of Parliament will be revoked. He was elected from Manang Province (2).
The Constitutional Bench of Chief Justice Prakashman Singh Raut and Justices Sapna Pradhan Malla, Kumar Regmi, Hariprasad Phuyal and Kumar Chudal on Wednesday ruled that he cannot continue his elected office as he has been convicted of a criminal offence. Advocate Birendraraj Karki filed a writ against the Election Commission on December 11, 2079, demanding that Manange, who faces criminal charges, is unfit to be a member of the state assembly.
The political journey of Manange, who is known as 'Gunda Nike', has repeatedly been in controversy. Manange was tried in 2061 for attacking the Chakra Milan group. The Patan High Court sentenced him to 5 years imprisonment, which was upheld on 20 October 2081 by a bench of Supreme Court Justices Nahkul Subedi and Tek Prasad Dhungana.
When lawyer Karki filed a petition in the Supreme Court questioning Manange's candidacy and qualification as a member of the Provincial Assembly, a criminal case was going on in the court against Manange. Last year, while the writ was pending in the Supreme Court, the decision of the High Court to imprison Manange for 5 years was upheld by another bench of the Supreme Court. He is currently serving his sentence in Dillibazar Jail.
Even though the guilty plea was reached by taking advantage of the politicization of the crime, after the case of Manange, who had been a minister many times, was finally settled, it was not decided what would happen to his position. There was a dispute as to whether the crime of Manange, who was convicted in the industry of killing, falls under 'other criminal offenses showing moral turpitude' or not. However, the Supreme Court has held that criminal offenses fall within the category of moral turpitude.
