Nepal, June 4 -- The Supreme Court (SC) of Nepal has cleared the way for legal proceedings against former Speaker Agni Sapkota in a murder case, overturning a previous decision made by the Cabinet led by then Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai not to take any legal action against him.

A constitutional bench comprising Chief Justice Prakash Man Singh Raut and Justices Sapana Pradhan Malla, Kumar Regmi, Manoj Kumar Sharma, and Kumar Chudal issued a writ on Wednesday, allowing the previously stalled investigation to move forward.

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The case is linked to the decade-long armed conflict. Sapkota is accused of involvement in the abduction and murder of 48-year-old Arjun La...