Kathmandu Court Halts Share Transfer of Mustang Helicopter Linked to Nims Dai

The Kathmandu District Court has halted the sale and transfer of shares in Mustang Helicopter Pvt. Ltd., in which mountaineer Nirmal Purja, popularly known as ‘Nims Dai,’ holds shares through his company. The court issued the order in connection with an unpaid compensation claim awarded to homeowners Tank Ghising and Dalmu Kitar Ghising. According to advocate Anantaraj Luintel, who represents the Ghising couple, the court’s decision relates to compensation determined by an earlier verdict after the couple’s house in Kapan, Kathmandu, was completely destroyed in an explosion involving LPG and oxygen cylinders allegedly stored without authorization by the tenant. Nims Dai Ltd. London is registered as a shareholder of Mustang Helicopter Pvt. Ltd. Following Purja’s death in an avalanche while climbing Pakistan’s Broad Peak in July, discussions had emerged over the potential sale of the company’s helicopter. The Office of the Company Registrar has also informed the Kathmandu District Court in writing that the helicopter remains under restriction. The Ghising couple is currently pursuing enforcement of the court verdict after the Patan High Court upheld the Kathmandu District Court’s decision issued two years ago. They are seeking compensation of Rs. 1.14 crore awarded by the court. Meanwhile, Nims Dai’s company has challenged the decisions of both the District and Patan High Courts before the Supreme Court. The couple’s two-and-a-half-storey RCC house in Rammandir Lasuntar, Kapan, was destroyed on October 5, 2022, following an explosion involving oxygen gas cylinders allegedly stored without authorization by Nims Dai’s company, Elite Himalayan Adventure Pvt. Ltd. The company had rented the property for office operations. Other directors of the company, including Mingma Gabu Sherpa, also known as Mingma David Sherpa, and Mingma Tenji Sherpa, have also been named as defendants in the case.