KATHMANDU, Oct 14: At least seven writ petitions have been filed at the Supreme Court (SC) against the dissolution of the House of Representatives (HoR) and the formation of the new interim government.
According to Nirajan Pandey, information officer at the SC, several petitioners filed seven petitions related to the HoR dissolution and government formation until noon on Tuesday. However, he also said that they have not yet formally registered the petitions. “Once the initial study is completed, the process of registration and scheduling will begin,” Pandey told Republica.
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Of seven petitions, two of them were filed by the Gen Z representatives, challenging the HoR dissolution and the government appointment.
The SC building was completely burned down during the Gen Z protests on September 9, disrupting all major services. Since then, the court had not accepted any new cases until now. The court has now resumed accepting writ petitions.
Following the Gen Z protest, former Chief Justice Sushila Karki assumed office as interim head of the government on September 12. Soon after taking charge, she recommended the dissolution of the HoR, which was later approved by President Ram Chandra Paudel.
Since then, some major political parties and individuals including the CPN-UML have been terming the HoR dissolution and incumbent caretaker government formation ‘unconstitutional’.
