Gorkha Media Ordered to Vacate Premises Within 15 Days; Warning Issued to Auction Galaxy TV Assets

12 Jestha, Kathmandu – The Kathmandu Metropolitan City has issued an order to Gorkha Media Network Pvt. Ltd. to vacate its premises. On Tuesday, the municipality gave the company a 15-day notice to vacate the property housing Galaxy 4K Television. The notice stipulates that if the company fails to remove its assets within the specified period in accordance with the law, the municipality will auction the items under Section 70 of the Dispute Resolution (Procedure) Act, 2075.

“Since six months have passed since the implementation of the decision, and based on petitioner Mrigendra Mishra’s application dated 21 Baishakh 2083 requesting the auction of items located at Galaxy 4K, this notice has been issued as a final warning,” the notice states.

On 28 Saun 2082, the High Court Patan issued a writ mandating Kathmandu Metropolitan City and others to implement the judicial committee’s decision within two months. According to the notice, the municipality deployed a team on 14 Kartik 2082 to enforce the decision.

Previously, Mishra had filed a case in the municipality’s judicial committee against Gorkha Media Network chairman Gitendra Babu (GB) Rai, demanding eviction over unpaid rent. The committee ruled on 14 Kartik 2081 that the defendant must pay arrears of rent and tax as per Section 47 of the Local Government Operation Act, 2074, and vacate the property.

GB Rai has reportedly misappropriated cooperative funds to invest in Galaxy 4K TV run by Gorkha Media Pvt. Ltd. Upon this revelation, Rai is currently absconding.

Ravi Lamichhane, chairman of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), who collaborated with GB Rai at Galaxy Television, is also reportedly involved in the case concerning the misappropriation of cooperative funds.