A writ petition has been filed at the Supreme Court against the decision of the government to promote three Deputy Inspector Generals (DIGs) to the post of Assistant Inspector General (AIG).

Saying that the government promoted DIGs Basanta Kumar Pant, Dhiraj Pratap Singh and Rabindra Bahadur Dhanuk illegally, DIG Ishwor Babu Karki, who was not promoted to the post of AIG, filed the writ at the apex court today.

A Cabinet meeting held this morning decided to promote Pant, Singh and Dhanuk to the post of AIG.

The hearing on writ petition challenging the promotion will begin on Sunday.