Nov 23, Kathmandu - ​​​​​​​The Supreme Court has asked Prime Minister Sushila Karki to explain her contempt of court case.

A joint bench of Supreme Court Justices Hari Prasad Phuyal and Mohammad Aziz Musalman today, after the preliminary hearing, has asked for the basis and reasons why Karki should not be punished for contempt. In today's hearing, advocates Anantaraj Luintel, Pratibha Upreti, Bishal Thapa and Premraj Silwal had argued that Karki should be made present in person and be punished for criminal contempt by recording his statement.

The Supreme Court had registered a case against Karki on Mangsir 3rd. The first contempt case was filed against Karki for not complying with the interim order regarding the ambassador's return.

Although the Supreme Court's interim order of Kartik 16 had stayed the government's decision to recall the ambassador, the contempt case was filed after the government, in violation of the order, sent a letter to the ambassadors to return to the ministry on Kartik 17.

The contempt case filed on Kartik 18 was registered on Mangsir 3 and the first hearing was scheduled today.

The trio of advocates Anantaraj Luintel, Pratibha Upreti and Bishal Thapa had filed a separate petition and advocate Prem Raj Silwal had filed a separate petition. They have demanded maximum punishment for violating the order, saying that Prime Minister Sushila Karki's direct involvement was seen in the violation of the Kartik 18 order.

A joint bench of Justices Saranga Subedi and Shrikant Poudel had issued an interim order on the 16th not to implement the decision to recall the ambassadors, and the next day, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued another letter, Ch. No. 3425 dated 2082.07.17, asking the ambassadors of eleven countries to return to the ministry by the 20th.

After a writ petition was filed in the Supreme Court challenging the government's decision of Asho 30, the government had adopted a policy of not making new appointments to vacant positions, but contrary to the order, it is recalling ambassadors from eleven countries and making them appear at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.