Kathmandu. A supplementary petition has been filed in the Supreme Court on Friday stating that Gunakar Bhatta will not be qualified to be appointed as governor.
A supplementary petition has been filed in the Supreme Court questioning the eligibility of Bhatta, who resigned from the post of Executive Director of Nepal Rastra Bank. Bhatta’s resignation from the post of executive director has not been accepted yet.
Advocates Pratibha Upreti and Bishal Thapa have filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court against Bhatta’s disqualification for the post of governor. Earlier, advocate Thapa had filed a writ petition against the removal of the criteria related to the age limit in the appointment of the governor. A supplementary petition has been filed to be included in the same writ.
A division bench of Justice Nityananda Pandey had ordered the government not to immediately implement the amendment to remove the age limit of 65 years. Both sides have been summoned on Sunday to discuss the writ. The supplementary petition will also be heard on the same day.
On March 27, the Ministry of Finance had amended the Criteria related to the appointment and nomination of office-bearers and members of the public bodies affiliated to the Ministry of Finance, 2073 BS, removing the age limit for the appointment of governors. Earlier, there was a provision that the minimum age of the concerned officials, including the governor, should be 35 years and not more than 65 years.
