Kathmandu, Nov. 2 -- The Supreme Court has called on the relevant authorities to investigate allegations concerning justices whose contacts with alleged judicial fixer Inam Sapkota have come under scrutiny, effectively shifting responsibility for addressing the controversy to Parliament.

At a full court meeting on Monday, the justices decided against forming an internal investigation committee to examine a controversy involving their own colleagues. Instead, they called for an impartial investigation by an institution authorised under the Constitution and the law.

The decision has brought Parliament into focus as the institution expected to take the matter forward. In other words, the next action to be taken is the impeachment itself. ...