Supreme Court stays hearing on appointments in constitutional bodies ​​​​​​​The Supreme Court has issued an interim order asking its constitutional bench not to conduct hearing on the case filed against appointments in constitutional bodies as per the ordinances issued by KP Sharma Oli amending the quorum-related provisions of the Constitutional Council Act. Kathmandu 03 Sep, 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
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
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
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
President exceeded her brief, lawyers tell SC Lawyers representing members of the dissolved the House of Representatives who have challenged the dissolution of House of Representatives pleaded before the constitutional bench of Supreme Court that President Bidhya Devi Bhandari had no right to dismiss Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba’s claim for prime ministership. Nepal 26 Jun, 2021
Prime Minister Oli's show-of-strength moves to Biratnagar today Nepal Communist Party (NCP) faction led by Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is holding another mass gathering this afternoon in Biratnagar of Morang district. Nepal 20 Feb, 2021
PM doesn't have prerogative to dissolve HoR: Amicus curiae All amici curiae except one pleaded before the bench that PM acted beyond the scope of the constitution to dissolve the Lower House of Parliament. Kathmandu 20 Feb, 2021
Amici curiae continue presenting their views Senior Advocate Satish Krishna Kharel, who pleaded before the constitutional bench as an amicus curiae, argued that the constitution did not give any prerogative to the prime minister to dissolve the House of Representatives. Kathmandu 18 Feb, 2021
'PM dissolved the House with mala fide intention' Senior Advocate Karki argued that the Prime Minister dissolved the House with mala fide intention. Nepal 17 Feb, 2021
'With written constitution, PM has no inherent power' Lawyers representing petitioners, who have challenged the dissolution of the House of Representatives, rebutted the defendants’ arguments saying that in a democratic country such as Nepal which was governed by a written constitution, no authority, not even the prime minister, could claim inherent or implied power to dissolve the Lower House of the Parliament. Kathmandu 16 Feb, 2021
Defending lawyers told to end arguments by Feb 12 Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana, who is leading the constitutional bench of the Supreme Court, on Sunday asked defendants’ lawyers to finish their arguments in the House of Representatives dissolution case by February 12. Nepal 07 Feb, 2021
