The Supreme Court on Friday is hearing arguments from the lawyers of former Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) chief Lokman Singh Karki.

Karki’s lawyers, including senior advocates Sushil Panta, Mahadev Yadav, Badri Bahadur Karki, Upendra Keshari Neupane and Balkrishna Neupane, are set to present their arguments today. 

Karki currently remains suspended as the chief of the CIAA.

The bench on Thursday had heard the plaintiff's lawyers and assured lawyers from the defendant’s side that it will provide an opportunity to listen to the both sides.

A full bench of Justices Ishwor Prasad Khatiwada, Ananda Mohan Bhattarai and Anil Kumar Singh are presiding over the court proceedings today.

Advocate Surendra Bhandari and 10 other lawyers for about three and a half hours argued that Karki lacked qualification and “high moral character as defined by the constitution” to hold the constitutional post.