The Supreme Court has issued a show-cause order in the habeas corpus petitions filed on behalf of former energy minister Deepak Khadka and Lumbini Provincial Assembly member Rekha Kumari Sharma.
After hearing the petitions on Wednesday, a bench of Justice Shreekanta Paudel issued the show-cause order to the defendants.
The petitions were filed on Tuesday – by Khadka’s wife Binita Thapa on his behalf, and by Sharma’s husband Chintamani Sharma on her behalf.
Khadka is currently under investigation for money laundering offenses, while Sharma is being investigated for offenses related to children.