The Supreme Court of Nepal has opened an investigation against former Prime Ministers Madhav Kumar Nepal and Baburam Bhattarai. Along with this, a writ petition filed by Sirjana Sinchhule on behalf of Yogaraj Paudel who is connected to Lalita Niwas land scam has been dismissed by the Supreme Court. The Joint Bench of Justices Anil Kumar Sinha and Kumar Chudal has issued an order to conduct an investigation into the members of the Council of Ministers including Madhav Kumar Nepal and Baburam Bhattarai in relation to the Lalita Niwas case.
In the Lalita Niwas case the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority CIAA had filed a case against 175 individuals on the charge of encroaching upon government land. The Supreme Courts order includes an investigation into the activities of the ministers involved in making decisions and implementing the decisions and proposals related to the case. The court has stated that the investigation should be completed expeditiously and based on the provisions of Article 133 3 of the Constitution of Nepal.
Regarding the involvement of the two former Prime Ministers it is mentioned that they were not accused by the CIAA for their decisions made under the governments jurisdiction and did not face any opposition in connection with the Lalita Niwas case. However their statements were taken during the investigation.
The case of Lalita Niwas involves an illegal land transaction where the government land was transferred to individuals and entities including political leaders and high ranking officials through fake documents. The CIAA investigated the case and the Supreme Court has ordered further investigations into the matter.
As of the provided information there is no mention of any involvement of Dr. Baburam Bhattarai regarding the Baluwatar based Lalita Niwas land encroachment case. The case seems to be primarily related to Lalita Niwas land and the actions taken by various ministries and offices in relation to the illegal activities carried out on the government property.
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