Authorities have been ordered by the Supreme Court to reopen the long-delayed investigation into the Gaur massacre in 2007, which was one of the worst political events in recent memory in Nepal.  In this case, 27 Maoist activists were killed in confrontations in Gaur, Rautahat.

 After victims, including Tribhuvan Sah, petitioned for justice and responsibility, a bench of Justices Til Prasad Shrestha and Nityananda Pandey issued the ruling on Monday.

The massacre occurred on March 21, 2007, when two political groups—the Madhesi Janadhikar Forum (MJF) led by Upendra Yadav and the Maoist-affiliated Madhesi Liberation Front—held separate rallies at the same site. Despite warnings from local authorities to stagger the events, both groups proceeded, leading to violent clashes.

Reports from the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) state that MJF cadres attacked and captured Maoist activists. Victims were beaten and killed with knives, sticks, firearms, and other weapons. Some bodies were dumped in nearby fields or sewers. The murders were characterized as "inhumane and cruel" by human rights observers.

Over 100 others were injured, and families were later compensated by the state. However, law enforcement efforts regressed for almost twenty years due to governmental authority controls and inaction.

With the Supreme Court's mandate, the police and other responsible authorities are now obligated to investigate, open up a file, and prosecute any individual, regardless of their title, which is outstanding because they are looking for any sort of accountability, beyond names or reputations, for all that went awry, especially in the senior political leadership.

Families of the victims have welcomed the move as a step toward justice after 18 years of waiting.