DC chairman sworn in defying court order

Rajbiraj Aug9 - Defying an interim order issued by Rajbiraj Appellate Court on Monday, Ganga Prasad Yadav, the nominated chairman of the District Development Committee (DDC), Saptari, was sworn in here at a function Monday.
Responding to a writ petition filed by Tej Narayan Sipaliya Yadav of Joganiya-5, the single bench of Judge Deepak Raj Joshi had issued the interim order in the name of DDC and the District Court, among others, to stay the swearing in and appointment of Yadav until he cleared qualifications as mentioned in clause 181 and 182 of Local Self-governance Act 2002.
However, about 45 minutes after the issuance of the court order, Yadav was sworn in by the DDC. The writ petitioner had argued that a person convicted in a criminal case and who is yet to clear his punishments, is ineligible to hold public post. According to records at the Saptari District Court, Yadav was slapped 57 days' jail and Rs 1967 fine for different criminal cases.