The Supreme Court today issued an interim order in the name of government authorities to not implement Kathmandu District Court’s decision to ban popular online game Player Unknown’s Battleground (PUBG). A single bench of Justice Ishwar Prasad Khatiwada issued the order.
“It
may been seen as a mere ban-lift on a mobile game, but what has
actually happened and what this must be understood as is that this is a
victory of the right to freedom of expression” said Advocate Prabin
Subedi, he who had led the petition filed against the district court’s
decision at the apex court on Tuesday
“Nothing should be banned merely to fulfill demands of a few set of
individuals. The focus should rather be on regulation, following proper
channels, be it either through a regulatory body or by means of forming
new laws,” said law graduate Binaya Rimal, who was one among those who
filed the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) on Tuesday. “Regulation
ensures that there is no discrimination against anyone or that nobody is
directly affected. Bans that are outcomes of haphazard decisions do not
solve anything, rather set bad precedents and invite complications,”
Rimal added.The PIL was based on the ground that the order issued by Kathmandu District Court on request of Metropolitan Police Crime Division (MPCD) is a clear violation of fundamental rights of people as incorporated in the Constitution of Nepal.
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