Kathmandu Nov 22-The Supreme Court on Tuesday has issued a show cause notice to the government in response to a writ petition filed by NGO Federation of Nepal and others challenging the code of conduct for NGOs introduced by the government early this month.A single bench of the apex court comprising Justice Tapa Bahadur Magar issued show cause notice to the government asking the authorities whether an interim order needed to be issued as demanded by the petitioners.The petitioners have demanded that the apex court issue an interim order to the government asking it not to implement the code pending final verdict.The court has also asked defendants in the case—the government authorities—to be present during the hearings slated next Tuesday.Various national and international agencies have flayed the new code saying that it aims at controlling the independent NGO sector in the country.Officials, however, say the code has been introduced with a view to make the NGO sector more responsible and transparent
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