Nepal, July 20 -- The controversy surrounding the procurement of 6.4 million electronic passports (e-passports) by the Department of Passports has reached the Supreme Court. The dispute arose after the department decided to award the contract to two German companies.

Following the department's decision to grant a contract worth Rs. 7.66 billion to German companies Veridos GmbH and Muhlbauer ID Services for the printing of e-passports, advocate Kusum Kishor Koirala filed a public interest litigation (PIL) at the Supreme Court. The court has already issued an order to present further evidence related to the case.

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