Kathmandu, 24 May : The Supreme Court (SC) of Nepal on Tuesday summoned CPN (Maoist Center) chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' over a contempt of court writ.

After a preliminary hearing today, a single bench of Acting Chief Justice Sushila Karki summoned the former prime minister to be present before the apex court and reply within three days.

The court was responding to a contempt of court case against Dahal for his comments regarding court verdicts and orders on the cases of war-era crimes.

Advocate Dinesh Tripathi on May 16 had registered the case at the apex court. He has demanded maximum punishment, which includes one year jail term and a fine of Rs 10,000 for making the comments.

The Section 7 of the Supreme Court Act deals with the contempt of court.