KATHMANDU, March 2: The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday ordered the government to furnish a written statement about the government's preparation for holding all the three tiers of elections by January 21, 2018 in line with the provisions of the constitution.
Responding to a writ petition filed by Advocate Chandra Kanta Gyawali and others, a division bench of Justices Hari Krishna Karki and Anil Sinha asked the government to inform the court about the progress toward meeting the obligatory constitutional provision.
SC seeks polls preparation information
Gyawali had filed a writ petition at the apex court claiming that the government has not been preparing for holding the elections of all three tiers- local, provincial and federal- by January 21.
The court has asked the government to respond to its order within 10 days. Earlier, giving verdict on a separate writ petition filed by Gyawali, the apex court had reminded the government about the deadline set by the constitution for holding elections.
