Court likely to give its verdict on July The constitutional bench of the apex court is likely to give its verdict in the House dissolution case in the next hearing slated for July 12, as all the lawyers representing petitioners and defendants have completed their oral submissions. Kathmandu 06 Jul, 2021
Court likely to give its verdict on July The constitutional bench of the apex court is likely to give its verdict in the House dissolution case in the next hearing slated for July 12, as all the lawyers representing petitioners and defendants have completed their oral submissions. Kathmandu 06 Jul, 2021
SC likely to issue verdict on House dissolution case on July 12; hearing concludes SC likely to issue verdict on House dissolution case on July 12; hearing concludes Nepal 05 Jul, 2021
Speaker's lawyers also find fault in prez action Five lawyers representing Speaker Agni Prasad Sapkota and a lawyer representing the petitioners told the constitutional bench of the Supreme Court that President Bidhya Devi Bhandari acted beyond her scope when she dissolved the House of Representatives on the recommendation of the government Kathmandu 05 Jul, 2021
Government's private lawyers end their arguments Private lawyers representing the government ended their oral submission before the constitutional bench of the Supreme Court arguing that the dissolution of the House of Representatives was right as there was no possibility of forming a new government under Article 76(5) of the constitution. Nepal 03 Jul, 2021
Not the right time to conduct polls: Faulty comparisons Until and unless the Supreme Court (SC) reinstates the Lower House for further proceedings, the country will witness the snap polls on November 12 and 19 Opinion 02 Jul, 2021
'Court can't direct prez to appoint PM' Former attorney general Agni Prasad Kharel told the constitutional bench on Thursday that since President Bidhya Devi Bhandari had immunity from court cases, the Supreme Court could not direct her to appoint Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba as new prime minister. Kathmandu 02 Jul, 2021
Prez acted within her rights: Defence lawyers Lawyers representing Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and President Bidhya Devi Bhandari continued to argue before the constitutional bench of the Supreme Court that the president’s decision to dissolve the House of Representatives on May 22 was right as there was no credible ground for her to believe that any of the two claimants could win the vote of confidence. Kathmandu 01 Jul, 2021
Anti-defection law key weapon of defence team Deputy Attorney General Padam Prasad Pandey, who appeared before the constitutional bench of the Supreme Court to defend the government in the House of Representatives dissolution case, said Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli recommended dissolution of the House of Representatives out of compulsion as a new government could not be formed. Kathmandu 30 Jun, 2021
AG defends prime minister's decision Attorney General Ramesh Badal pleaded before the constitutional bench of the Supreme Court that Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli recommended the dissolution of the House of Representatives as a new prime minister could not be appointed under Article 76 (5) of the constitution. Kathmandu 29 Jun, 2021
'Prez exceeded her scope in refusing to appoint Deuba PM' Lawyers representing members of the dissolved House of Representatives, including Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba, who have challenged the HoR dissolution in the Supreme Court completed their oral submission on Sunday arguing that President Bidhya Devi Bhandari acted beyond the scope of her jurisdiction when she rejected the petition of both Deuba and Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, who wanted to be appointed PM under Article 76 (5) of the constitution. Kathmandu 28 Jun, 2021
Plaintiffs' attorneys conclude arguments against House dissolution, defense allotted 15 hours to present case Arguments in favour of writ-petitions filed at the Supreme Court against the dissolution of House of Representatives, have concluded today. Kathmandu 27 Jun, 2021
