Supreme Court Orders Interim Relief for Candidate Kishori Sah Kamal Over Blacklisting

Summary

The Supreme Court has issued an interim order preventing the Credit Information Center from blacklisting Kishori Sah Kamal, a candidate for the House of Representatives from Dhanusha-1, whose candidacy was revoked before the election.

Key Points
  • The Supreme Court issued an interim order to prevent Kishori Sah Kamal from being blacklisted by the Credit Information Center.
  • Kishori Sah Kamal's candidacy for the House of Representatives was revoked due to his presence on the CIC's blacklist.
  • The Election Commission canceled Sah's candidacy two days before the election, prompting Sah to file a writ petition in the Supreme Court.
  • Despite the cancellation, the Rastriya Swatantra Party's symbol received many votes, but the Election Commission declared CPN (UML) candidate Matrika Yadav the winner.
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