KATHMANDU: The Supreme Court of Nepal has declined to grant an interim order in a habeas corpus petition seeking the release of former Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak.
A bench led by Justice Kumar Regmi issued a show-cause order, reducing the immediate possibility of Lekhak’s release.
The petition, filed by Lekhak’s wife Yashoda Lekhak, challenged his detention as unlawful and named the Prime Minister and the Cabinet Secretariat at Singha Durbar as respondents. Following the Supreme Court’s order, Lekhak will remain in custody for five days as per the Kathmandu District Court’s ruling issued on Sunday.
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