Supreme Court to Hear Appeal in Corruption Case Involving Pappu Construction Owner Hari Narayan Rauniyar

Kathmandu. The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear the corruption case involving Hari Narayan Rauniyar, the owner of Pappu Construction, today. The case, which has been pending in the joint bench of Justices Manoj Kumar Sharma and Mahesh Sharma Paudel since Shrawan 20, will be heard under the 'Heard-Heard' status.

After being convicted by the Special Court on charges of constructing substandard bridges, Hari Narayan Rauniyar and 8 others filed separate appeals at the Supreme Court on different dates against the verdict. Similarly, dissatisfied with the Special Court's decision, the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) also filed an appeal at the Supreme Court, naming 11 individuals as defendants. The Supreme Court is hearing both parties' appeals together.

In the case filed by the CIAA accusing Pappu Construction of building substandard bridges, the Special Court had convicted Hari Narayan Rauniyar and his son Sumit Rauniyar (Pappu) and imposed fines.

The Special Court had sentenced Hari Narayan and his son to a fine of NPR 35 million each.