Supreme Court Orders Interim Relief for Candidate Kishori Sah Kamal Over Blacklisting

Kathmandu. The Supreme Court has issued an interim order in the name of the Credit Information Center (CIC) to not blacklist Kishori Sah Kamal.

Sah, a candidate for the House of Representatives from the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) representing Dhanusha-1, had his candidacy revoked because his name was placed on the blacklist by the Credit Information Center. A single bench of Supreme Court Justice Sharanga Subedi issued the interim order to remove the name from the blacklist in response to the writ filed by Sah.

After the Election Commission canceled Sah's candidacy citing his presence on the CIC's blacklist, he filed a case naming the Credit Information Center as the respondent. Advocate Dipendra Jha told Ratopati that the path for Sah's candidacy to be reinstated has opened following the Supreme Court's interim order to remove the name from the blacklist.

The Election Commission had decided to cancel Sah's candidacy just two days before the election. The writ he filed against this decision in the Supreme Court is scheduled for hearing on Friday.

Despite the cancellation of his candidacy, the RSP's election symbol, the bell, received a significant number of votes in Dhanusha-1. However, the Election Commission has already declared CPN (UML) candidate Matrika Yadav as the winner in that constituency.