KATHMANDU: The Supreme Court has once again postponed the verdict date in the case against former Speaker and CPN-Maoist Center Vice Chairman Agni Sapkota, marking the fourth delay in 12 years.
The case, which involves murder charges related to the death of Arjun Lama from Kavre during the Maoist Insurgency, has been pending since 2012.
The verdict was originally scheduled to be delivered by the Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court on Wednesday.
However, despite concluding the hearing, the bench, comprising Chief Justice Biswambar Prasad Shrestha and Judges Prakash Man Singh Raut, Sapana Pradhan Malla, Prakash Kumar Dhungana, and Kumar Regmi, has once again delayed the decision.
The writ petition was filed in November 2012 by Purnimaya Lama, the wife of the deceased, demanding an investigation into the murder charges against Sapkota and other leaders.
The petitioners have called for the Supreme Court to issue an order to proceed with the investigation and to arrest Sapkota.
There are three similar writ petitions pending in the Supreme Court, with respondents arguing that the case falls under the jurisdiction of transitional justice mechanisms due to its occurrence during the conflict period.
Lama was allegedly kidnapped and murdered on April 29, 2005.
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