The hearing on a case related to Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane's citizenship has concluded. The Constitutional bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Hari Krishna Karki and Justices Bishwambhar Prasad Shrestha, Ishwar Prasad Khatiwada, Dr Ananda Mohan Bhattarai and Anil Kumar Sinha concluded the hearing today. It has not been determined whether the bench will give its verdict on the case today or on another day. The hearing on the case was postponed for today after it could not be concluded on Wednesday.

Earlier, the court had sought the relevant documents from the Department of Immigration, the Ministry of Home Affairs and the District Administration Office. It has been reported that all the documents and details have been presented before the court.

It may be noted that Advocates Rabiraj Basaula, Yubaraj Poudel and others had filed a writ petition at the apex court posing questions over the eligibility of Deputy Prime Minister Lamichhane, also the Chairman of the Rastriya Swatantra Party, as a member of Parliament. The writ petitioners have demanded cancellation of DPM Lamichhane's MP post arguing that he opened a political party and became a member of the House of Representatives without acquiring the Nepali citizenship.