Documenta Nepalica

This document records the decision of the commander-in-chief regarding a petition made by Kularatna after he missed the deadline for submitting a bid for the reassignment of the gambling license for the market square in Asana in VS 1959 (1902 CE) and wherein he asks to be allowed to participate in the selection process. In the first part of the document the opinion of the Apīla Aḍḍā regarding the case is quoted. It is followed by a statement of Buddhī Bahādūra, a clerk at the Guṭhī Jā̃ca Aḍḍā, who argues that the participation of Kularatna would violate the prescribed procedure. Finally, the decision of the commander-in-chief is quoted to the effect that Kularatna be allowed to submit his bid, but instead of a formal tender process the bidders should be assembled and the license be auctioned off. [ed. by Simon Cubelic in collaboration with Rajan Khatiwoda]