Supreme Court concludes hearing on writ against Arjun Narsingh KC and Padma Aryal

Kathmandu. The hearing on the writ petition filed at the Supreme Court, demanding that Nepali Congress leader Arjun Narsingh KC and UML leader Padma Aryal be barred from performing their duties as members of parliament, has concluded.

The writ filed by Khajanchi Mahato was heard on Wednesday in the bench of Supreme Court Justice Shrikant Paudel.

Mahato filed the writ against KC and Aryal, alleging that they have repeatedly benefited from the Khas Arya cluster. Mahato told Rato Pati that he filed the writ because both individuals have repeatedly enjoyed the benefits of ministerial positions, mocking the proportional representation system.

The petitioner claims that the appointments of KC and Aryal violate the constitution and contradict previous Supreme Court rulings. The writ argues that their appointments under the proportional representation system should be annulled.

It is also claimed that making them members of parliament is against the provisions of Article 42 of the Constitution. Mahato asserts that they were appointed as members of parliament against the spirit and essence of proportional representation.

Mahato's writ calls for the implementation of the right to social justice to provide opportunities to marginalized groups in proportional representation. Furthermore, the writ claims that while Article 42 of the Constitution guarantees the right to participate in state bodies based on proportional inclusive policies for those who are economically, socially, or educationally backward, those who have already repeatedly benefited and served as ministers and members of parliament were appointed instead.