The Supreme Court is set to conduct a hearing today on the writ petition filed against the government’s decision to dissolve the Land Problem Resolution Commission.
The hearing will determine whether to continue the short-term interim order that halted the implementation of the Cabinet decision made on Ashoj 23. The writ was filed by Hari Prasad Rijal, Chairperson of the Commission, challenging the government’s move to dissolve the commission and its district committees.
After the petition was registered, a single bench of Justice Meghraj Pokharel issued an interim order on Kartik 12, instructing the government not to implement the dissolution decision immediately.
The Court had directed the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, and the Ministry of Land Management, Cooperatives, and Poverty Alleviation to submit a written response within 15 days.
The government has already submitted its reply, arguing that the decision to dissolve the commission was justified.
The Court had also mentioned that both parties would be called for a hearing to decide whether the interim order should continue. After nearly a month, the debate on the matter is finally taking place today.
Currently, the commission has more than 350 officials and members working across its central office and all 77 districts, along with over 1,100 employees.
The writ petition claims that the government dissolved the commission in a retaliatory manner despite the fact that officials were appointed for a 3-year term, and over 1.1 million landless Dalits, squatters, and unmanaged settlers had submitted applications seeking solutions to their land issues.
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