KATHMANDU, Nov 17: Around half a dozen writ petitions have been filed at the Supreme Court (SC) against the government's decision to ban TikTok in Nepal.

On the first day of the opening of the courts after the Tihar holidays, legal practitioners submitted writ petitions challenging the government's decision.

Spokesperson for the SC, Bhadrakali Pokharel, said, “Six writ petitions have been submitted so far. The writ petitions are in the process of being registered.”

Senior advocate Dinesh Tripathi, advocate Swagat Nepal and others have filed separate writ petitions against the TikTok ban.

They have demanded that the government's decision should be annulled, stating that the ban on Tik Tok has violated citizens' freedom of opinion and expression, that the government, which was in the process of bringing in a regulation, decided to ban it abruptly, and that there was no legal basis for making the decision.

They have also demanded that an interim order should be issued in response to their writ petitions.

A Cabinet meeting on November 13 decided to ban the social networking app TikTok in Nepal. The government has decided to ban TikTok citing disruption in family relations and social harmony.

 
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