Kathmandu, May 16 -- Nepal's Supreme Court (SC) on Saturday issued an interim order restraining the country's government from collecting customs on goods above NRS 100 brought across the border from India.

A joint bench of Justices Hari Prasad Phuyal and Tek Prasad Dhungana directed the Office of the Prime Minister of Nepal and Council of Ministers of Nepal, the Ministry of Finance of Nepal, and concerned authorities not to enforce the disputed provision until further notice.

The order was issued in response to a writ petition filed by advocates Amitesh Pandit, Akash Mahato, Suyogee Singh, and Prashant Bikram Shah, challenging the Finance Ministry's decision.

Petitioners argued that the policy of imposing customs duty on goods exceedin...