KATHMANDU: As two Judges’ opinion divided over the Kaligandaki Diversion Multipurpose Project, the hearing will now take place in the Supreme Court’s full bench.

Justice Hari Prasad Phuyal has put forth his views not to halt the project while Justice Prakashman Singh Raut has issued an interim order to immediately stop the project.

As the Justices’ views differed, the issue would be taken to the full bench as per the Rule 23 (2) (A) of the Supreme Court’s Regulations, 2064 BS.

Prior to this, Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JBR’s single bench had issued an interim order on July 13 not to proceed with the project ahead. Likewise, Justice Tej Bahadur KC’s single bench had issued a show cause order on July 7 seeking written response over the case.

In the dispute, both the sides were invited at the SC for discussions on July 19. As the views of Justices Raut and Phuyal differed over the Kaligandaki Diversion Multipurpose Project, hearing of the issue would be conducted in the SC’s full bench.