KATHMANDU, July 24 (Xinhua) -- The Supreme Court of Nepal on Friday asked Vice President Parmananda Jha to take oath of office and secrecy for the second time.
Responding to a case filed by advocate Bal Krishna Neupane, a division bench comprising of Chief Justice Min Badahu Rayamajhi and justice Bal Ram KC issued the verdict.
"Jha who used Hindi language while swearing-in was against the legal provision," the verdict said.
The bench ruled that oath-taking in Hindi language could not betaken as constitutional and that if Jha wants to continue at his office, he needs to take oath in Nepali.
A writ petition was registered by Bal Krishna Neupane at the Supreme Court on July 25, 2008, against the Vice President for taking oath in Hindi instead of the national language Nepali.
On July 23, 2008, Vice President Jha took the oath of office and secrecy by translating it into the Hindi language even though President Ram Baran Yadav had administered it in the Nepali language.
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