Supreme Court on Monday reprimanded Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) for exceeding its jurisdiction while directing a raid at a law firm owned by Senior Advocate Sambhu Thapa, Legal Advisor Forum, in suspicion of tax evasion on September 6, 2013.

Issuing a final verdict on Thapa Vs. CIAA case, bench of Chief Justice Kalyan Shrestha and Senior Justice Shushila Karki warned the CIAA against violating a person’s professional space and privacy without minimum due diligence and investigation.