KATHMANDU, Oct. 1 -- Full text of Special Court's verdict

Publishing the full text of its verdict from February 15 on the Lalita Niwas land grab case on Monday, the Special Court has ascertained that a corruption case cannot be lodged against the politicians involved in the Cabinet's decision that enabled the land grab.

Claiming that the plaintiffs in the case could not substantiate their arguments on why the implementation of the masterplan for construction of the Prime Minister's residence does not fall under the jurisdiction of the Cabinet, the court granted immunity to the politicians who were involved in the Cabinet decision. A joint bench of judges Khusi Prasad Tharu, Ram Bahadur Thapa and Ritendra Thapa had decided on February 15...