Supreme Court Postpones Hearing on Former IGP Rana's Pension Plea

Former Inspector General of Nepal Police, Om Bikram Rana, has had his petition filed at the Supreme Court, challenging the stoppage of his pension, placed on the 'not to be heard' list. The case was scheduled for hearing before the division bench of Justices Kumar Regmi and Nripa Dhwaj Niraula.

Previously, the bench of Justices Kumar Chudal and Abdul Aziz Muslim had issued an interim order directing the Pension Management Office not to halt Rana's pension, based on a letter from the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA).

Rana's pension was stopped after the CIAA wrote to the Pension Management Office instructing them not to provide the pension, following a determination that there was a scam in the procurement agreement for police logistical supplies for the peacekeeping mission in Sudan. Following the stoppage of his pension, former IGP Rana filed a writ petition at the Supreme Court on Shrawan 18, 2081 BS.

The agreement for purchasing logistical supplies for Sudan was made during Rana's tenure. The Special Court and the Supreme Court had convicted Rana and others involved in corruption, alleging a scam in that agreement. The Special Court, on Chaitra 1, 2068 BS, convicted Rana and some officials, determining that corruption had occurred.

The Special Court had sentenced him to 2 years in prison and imposed a fine of NPR 17 crore 6 lakh 8 hundred 24. After some individuals were acquitted by the Special Court, the CIAA appealed to the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court delivered its verdict on the dispute on Baisakh 17, 2074 BS.