KATHMANDU, August 9: The Supreme Court (SC) has directed the government not to proceed with its decision to dismiss Bhakta Bahadur Pun and Kapil Acharya from their positions as Board of Directors of the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA).

A single bench of SC Justice Sunil Kumar Pokharel issued an interim order on Thursday preventing the government from implementing its decision to remove Pun and Acharya from their roles.

The SC has also asked the government to provide the reasons behind their dismissal.

The decision to remove Pun and Acharya was made at the ministerial level by Minister for Energy, Water Resources, and Irrigation Dipak Khadka on August 2.

Following their removal, the government had appointed Devendra Karki and Mahendra Bahadur Gurung to the positions. -- RSS