Chudamani Kharel, whose proposed appointment as Nepal’s ambassador to Malaysia was rejected by the Parliamentary Hearing Committee, has filed a writ petition at the Supreme Court seeking to overturn the decision. On Friday, a single bench of Justice Bal Krishna Dhakal issued a show-cause order to the defendants and directed both parties to appear in the case.
Kharel challenges committee decision
Kharel’s petition contests the committee’s decision to reject his nomination for the ambassadorial post. He has named the Federal Parliament Secretariat among the defendants and asked the court to set aside the rejection. The case places the committee’s decision before the Supreme Court for consideration.
The petition concerns Kharel’s proposed appointment to represent Nepal in Malaysia. The Parliamentary Hearing Committee rejected his nomination, after which he brought the matter to the court through a writ petition. The available reports do not provide further details about the grounds set out in the petition.
Supreme Court seeks defendants’ response
The Supreme Court issued a show-cause order to the defendants on Friday. The order calls on them to explain their position in response to the case. The bench, led by Justice Bal Krishna Dhakal, also ordered both parties to appear in connection with the dispute. No additional details about a hearing date or the defendants’ response were provided in the available information.
The order does not, by itself, resolve Kharel’s challenge. The court has directed the parties to take part in the proceedings as it considers the dispute. The petition seeks to overturn the committee’s rejection, while the show-cause order requires the defendants to respond to the issues raised.
Dispute moves to judicial proceedings
The case follows the committee’s rejection of Kharel as a proposed ambassador and brings that decision into a judicial process. The Federal Parliament Secretariat is among those named in the petition. The Supreme Court’s direction for both parties to appear is the latest step reported in the case.
The reports do not state whether the court has issued any interim order affecting the committee’s decision, nor do they give further details about the nomination or the committee’s reasons for rejecting it. The immediate development is the court’s show-cause order and its instruction that both sides appear in the dispute.
