KATHMANDU, Dec 3: Supreme Court has issued a show-cause order to the government in response to a petition filed by the CPN-UML challenging the formation of the government and the dissolution of the House of Representatives (HoR).
The Constitutional Bench has instructed all respondents to submit written replies within seven days through the Office of the Attorney General.
The bench—comprising Chief Justice Prakashman Singh Raut, Senior Justice Sapana Pradhan Malla and Justices Kumar Regmi, Hari Prasad Phuyal and Manoj Kumar Sharma—also ordered that this petition be heard together with earlier cases related to the HoR dissolution and the formation of the government.
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UML’s petition questions the appointment of Sushila Karki as prime minister, arguing that the constitution bars a former chief justice and an individual outside Parliament from assuming the post. It claims that her appointment violates Articles 76 and 132(2) and is therefore unconstitutional at first sight.
The petition seeks to nullify the President’s decision of September 12 appointing Karki, along with her oath, cabinet appointments and subsequent decisions. The UML has also demanded the reversal of the House dissolution order and the restoration of Parliament, calling the entire government “illegal.”
The party further requests a mandamus order directing the formation of a new government under Article 76 and instructing the Speaker and the Parliament Secretariat to convene a session following restoration.
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