Joint bench of Justices Shrestha and Chudal to hear writ against IGP appointment today
24 Jan 2025
KATHMANDU: A joint bench of Justices Bishowambhar Shrestha and Kumar Chudal is hearing the writ petition on controversy surrounding the IGP appointment today.
AIG Bishwaraj Pokharel had moved the SC challenging the government’s decision alleging that an officer junior to him was promoted as IGP breaching the Nepal Police Act and existing regulations.
Pokharel had been promoted to the post of AIG 16 months before Dhiraj Pratap Singh.
A Cabinet meeting on May 1 had decided to appoint Assistant Inspector General (AIG) Dhiraj Pratap Singh as the Inspector General of Nepal Police.
Although th...
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