The Supreme Court had issued show cause on Sunday, 4th Dec, asking the government why it had imposed a ban on the broadcast of BBC Nepali service through Radio Sagarmatha FM, South Asia's first community radio.

The court also ordered the government to be present before it on Wednesday to discuss on whether to issue an interim order or not on the case.
The ban was imposed last week despite a Supreme Court order. Last week, the court had issued an interim order to the government not to shut down the independent community radio.
Though the radio resumed its broadcast following the court order, the government issued yet another directive, violating the order, asking the station not to air news and stop broadcast of BBC Nepali service. It was in response to yet another writ that the apex court removed restrictions on broadcast of news by FM stations.
Acting Chief Justice Kedar Prasad Giri passed the order today in response to a writ petition filed by Bhupendra Basnet, general secretary of the Nepal Forum of Environmental Journalists. The writ has sought the court to order the government to allow the radio to air the BBC Nepali service.