Special Court Orders Submission of Debate Notes in Patanjali Corruption Case

March 29, Kathmandu – The Special Court has ordered both parties to submit their debate notes in the corruption case involving former Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal and others.

The bench of the Special Court, comprising members Hemanta Rawal, Dilliratna Shrestha, and Umesh Koirala, directed both the prosecution and the defense to present their debate notes.

The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) had alleged corruption in the Patanjali case for the sale and exchange of land exceeding legal limits. Additionally, it was accused that there was inducement to purchase land beyond stipulated limits and to prepare false documents. The CIAA also implicated staff members of the Land Revenue Office in Kavre district in the case.

The CIAA raised questions over the roles of former Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal, then Law Minister Prem Bahadur Singh, Land Reform Minister Dambar Shrestha, and Chief Secretary Madhav Prasad Ghimire.

Furthermore, individuals who purchased land through these exchanges have also been charged with corruption, leading to the filing of the case.