KATHMANDU, April 29 -- A case filed against former speaker of the House of Representatives, Agni Sapkota, regarding an incident during the armed conflict has finally been scheduled for hearing after a prolonged delay. Several such cases related to armed conflict are currently pending before the Supreme Court (SC). The 11-year-old case related to Sapkota has been scheduled for a hearing on SC's cause list on Wednesday.

The case is being heard by the constitutional bench comprising Chief Justice Bishwombhar Prasad Shrestha and Justices Prakashman Singh Raut, Sapana Pradhan Malla, Prakash Kumar Dhungana, and Kumar Regmi.

The SC has said that this case is slated to be heard on June 5. The case against Sapkota was continuously deferred from ...