KATHMANDU, April 24 -- The suspension of Nepali Congress (NC) lawmaker Tek Bahadur Gurung has been lifted by the Supreme Court (SC).

The Supreme Court (SC) ruled in favor of Gurung, a member of the House of Representatives (HoR), who had filed a writ petition demanding that the suspension be lifted.

The CIAA registered a corruption case against Gurung on February 4, 2019. NC lawmaker Gurung was suspended on December 27, 2022. The Parliament Secretariat suspended Gurung because a bribe case relating to him was sub judice at the Special Court.

The Federal Parliament Secretariat issued a notice and informed that Gurung was automatically suspended from the position of member of parliament as per the provisions in the Prevention of Corrupti...