KATHMANDU, Nov 20: The writ petitions filed at the Supreme Court (SC) against the ban imposed by the government on Tiktok will be heard today.
Senior advocate Dinesh Tripathi and advocates Swagat Nepal, Jagannath Dulal and others have filed petitions at the apex court against the ban.
SC hearing on writ petitions against Tiktok ban today
After the government banned the social networking site Tiktok on 13th November, several writ petitions were filed in the Supreme Court on the first day of court opening after the Tihar holidays i.e. on 17th November. According to the court, the first hearing on the petitions has been scheduled for 20th November.
Since Saturday and Sunday are public holidays on the occasion of Chhath Puja, the hearing was scheduled for Monday (today).