Supreme Court to Hear Case Against 10-Point Agreement Between Government and G20 Representatives

The case challenging the 10-point agreement reached between the government and G20 representatives has been scheduled for a hearing. The hearing will take place in a joint bench comprising Supreme Court Justices Binod Sharma and Shanti Singh Thapa.

Previously, the Supreme Court had issued an order to summon the original file of the 10-point agreement made between the government and the G20 representatives. On Poush 30, a joint bench of Supreme Court Justices Mahesh Sharma Paudel and Nityananda Pandey ordered the summoning of the original agreement file through the Office of the Attorney General, adhering to the previous directive.

Separate writ petitions filed on Poush 3 by advocate Dr. Premraj Silwal and advocates Sudip Bhandari, Rohit Jha, Saroj Kadel, along with law students Ayush Badal, Pravin Poudel, and Smriti Adhikari, stated that the agreement was against the constitution. Prime Minister and Council of Ministers' Office and Prime Minister Sushila Karki were named as respondents in the writ.

The 10-point agreement was signed between the government and G20 representatives on Mangsir 24, reportedly to institutionalize the G20 movement that occurred on Bhadra 23 and 24.

Writ petitions were filed in the Supreme Court seeking an interim order to prevent the government from implementing the provisions of the agreement until a final verdict is reached, citing that such implementation would cause long-term damage to the state structure and constitutional practices.