A writ petition has been filed in the Supreme Court demanding a ban on the commission's officials from performing their duties, but it has not been registered.
A writ petition has been filed in the Supreme Court against the chairman and three members of the Commission of Inquiry formed to investigate the repression and subsequent destruction during the Gen-G movement.
According to Supreme Court spokesperson Arjun Koirala, a writ petition has been filed in the Supreme Court demanding a ban on the commission's officials from functioning, but it has not been registered.
Advocate Bipin Dhakal has filed a writ petition against commission chair Gauri Bahadur Karki, members Vigyanraj Sharma and Bishweshwor Prasad Bhandari.
The writ petition claims that Karki and Sharma should not be allowed to sit on the committee as they have shown bias by making their views and opinions public about the subject of the inquiry. The writ petition claims that the commission's officials should exercise their judicial mind and since they have already made their views public about the incident, they cannot work without bias.
He has also filed a petition against another commission member, Bishweshwor Bhandari. The two commission officials have claimed that they are biased and not neutral on the subject. The writ petition has been filed, but no decision has been made on registration yet and a decision on registration or bench will be taken only after discussion, said spokesperson Koirala.
The government had formed a commission of inquiry under the leadership of former Special Court President Gauri Bahadur Karki to investigate the loss of life and property caused by the Gen-G movement. The commission included former AIG Vigyan Raj Sharma and advocate Bisheshwar Prasad Bhandari, who had worked in UN missions.
The commission has established a secretariat in the old Prime Minister and Council of Ministers Office, which was damaged by arson.
