Nepal, June 11 -- The Supreme Court (SC) ordered a fine of Rs 1,000 on the Director General of the Department of Industry (DoI) after he delayed in submitting the related case records and documents as instructed.

After the SC issued the order to send the case records, the DoI delayed complying, leading to the fine being imposed according to the law. Immediately following the fine order, the DoI submitted the case records to the court.

The joint bench of Justices Tek Prasad Dhungana and Nripa Dhwoj Niroula ordered the DG of the DoI to pay a fine on April 22. The SC Spokesperson Achyut Kuikel stated that the court imposed the fine because the case faced delays due to the long-pending file not being submitted, and the file was only submitt...