KATHMANDU, March 13 -- The Supreme Court (SC) is set to deliver its verdict on March 21 on a corruption case that has been pending for the past 12 years. A joint bench of Justices Saranga Subedi and Abdul Ajeej Musalman is scheduled to deliver the verdict. The case dates back to 2011 (2068 BS).

On October 17, 2011, the government filed an appeal at the Supreme Court in a corruption case involving nine individuals, including Dinesh Nath Chalise. Dissatisfied with the decision of the Special Court regarding the corruption case filed by the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA), an appeal was made to the Supreme Court. However, the case remained largely unheard and unlisted for hearings.

On August 9, 2022, an order ...