Nepal’s former Prime Minister and Maoist chief Prachanda was on Thursday summoned by the Supreme Court and asked to furnish a written reply in a defamation case within three days.
Advocate Dinesh Tripathi had filed the defamation case against UCPN-Maoist chief Prachanda over his alleged derogatory remarks against the court on the murder of a 16-year-old school boy some eight years ago.
The single Bench comprising Justice Gyanendra Bahadur Karki issued the order to Prachanda to be present in the court within three days to furnish reply in the defamation case. Tripathi has sought a fine of Rs 10,000 and one year imprisonment to the maximum for Prachanda.