KATHMANDU, Feb 22: The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday refused to issue an interim order in a petition filed earlier demanding to put off the local level election slated for May 13. 

This paves the way for the Election Commission (EC) of Nepal to carry out election related activities targeting the local level poll.   

A single bench of Justice Bishwambhar Prasad Shrestha issued a show cause notice letting the EC to carry out its scheduled activities for the local level poll.

Mayor of Bhangaha Municipality in Mahottari district Sanjib Kumar Shah had filed a writ petition demanding deferral of the local level poll arguing that the date for the poll in their parts of the country was six months prior to the expiry of the term and was thus unconstitutional.

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