Sacked Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Nepal Reconstruction Authority (NRA), Sushil Gyewali, has filed a writ at the Supreme Court seeking an interim order to allow him to work in his erstwhile position.

In the writ, Gyewali has demanded the court revoke the government decision to replace him with Govinda Pokharel in the NRA top post. The writ has named Nepal government, Prime Minister and Cabinet Office, and Pokharel as the defendant. 

The government on January 11 had sacked Sushil Gyewali from the post and appointed Govinda Pokharel as the new chief stating that the two clarifications furnished by the erstwhile NRA Chief was unsatisfactory.

The KP Sharma Oli-led government had appointed Gyewali to the top post of the NRA.

The government on December 29 had sought clarification from Gyewali over the delays in carrying out post-earthquake rebuilding works.

The sacked NRA chief executive had furnished clarification on January 4. The Cabinet on January 5 concluded that the clarification submitted by Gyewali a day prior was not satisfactory after which he was asked to furnish a second clarification to the government.

On January 9, Gyewali submitted the second clarification at the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers.