What’s in the SC verdict? (with full document)

Published On: July 12, 2021 03:51 PM NPT By: Republica

Here are the major highlights of the apex court’s verdict on parliament dissolution case

KATHMANDU, July 12: CPN-UML youth leader Yogesh Bhattarai has said that he welcomes the landmark verdict of the Supreme Court to reinstate the House of Representatives (HoR).

MPs can’t be imposed whip as per Article 76 (5): SC

Published On: July 12, 2021 03:27 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, July 12: Nepal’s Supreme Court (SC) on Monday reinstated the House of Representatives (HoR), which was dissolved on May 22.

KATHMANDU, July 12: Senior leader of CPN-UML Madhav Kumar Nepal has welcomed the verdict of Supreme Court to reinstate the dissolved parliament.

KATHMANDU, July 12: Supreme Court has overturned the decision of President Bidya Devi Bhandari to dissolve parliament at the recommendation of Prime Minister K P Oli.

KATHMANDU, July 12: The Constitutional Bench presided by Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JBR is likely to pass its final verdict on parliament dissolution case on Monday.

KATHMANDU, July 12: The rival faction leader within the ruling CPN-UML Madhav Kumar Nepal has said that the support of 23 UML lawmakers given earlier to Nepali Congress(NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba in his prime ministerial bid is still intact.

Ten-point proposal to end intra-party rift in UML

Published On: July 12, 2021 08:42 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, July 12: The CPN-UML Task Force members have finalized a 10-point proposal to end disputes seen within the party just before the verdict of Supreme Court (SC) on the House of Representatives (HoR) dissolution case.

All Nepalis will get vaccines by end of 2021: PM Oli

Published On: July 11, 2021 09:44 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, July 11: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has vowed that all Nepalis will get vaccines by the end of this year- 2021. “Nepali people should not worry about availability of vaccines against COVID-19 now,” he said.

KATHMANDU, JUNE: While rejecting the claims made by a group of former lawmakers of the CPN (Maoist Center) that the party is already illegal as it failed to hold its general convention on time, the Election Commission (EC) has said that the CPN (Maoist Center) is a legal entity.