June 28, 2023 12:50 pm
KATHMANDU, June 28: A writ petition against Rabi Lamichhane, chairman of the Rastriya Swatantra Party, has been filed at the constitutional bench of the Supreme Court. Yuvraj Paudel filed the writ petition regarding the eligibility of Lamichhane's post as Member of Parliament (MP). In the said writ petition, it has been claimed that Lamichhane is unfit for the position of MP due to his involvement in the dual citizenship case and is not in accordance with the procedure.
January 6, 2023 19:04 pm
KATHMANDU, Jan 6: The Supreme Court (SC) has refused to issue an interim order on a writ petition filed against Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane over his citizenship issue. With the court’s decision, Lamichhane’s position as a Member of Parliament (MP) will remain intact even as the case is sub judice at the apex court.
January 6, 2023 11:30 am
KATHMANDU, Jan 6: The constitutional bench at the Supreme Court will hear a writ petition filed against Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane today in the constitutional bench of the Supreme Court.
January 3, 2023 11:46 am
KATHMANDU, Jan 3: The hearing on the dispute of the 900-megawatt Upper Karnali Hydropower Project has now been transferred to the constitutional bench.
March 4, 2022 12:58 pm
KATHMANDU, March 4: After a hiatus of six months, a constitutional bench of the Supreme Court is sitting today. Chief Justice Cholendra SJB Rana, who is currently under suspension after the ruling parties filed an impeachment motion against him, was not able to hold a constitutional bench since September last year.
September 2, 2021 18:23 pm
KATHMANDU, Sept 2: The Supreme Court has issued an interim order not to conduct hearings by the constitutional bench without the presence of Chief Justice.
August 27, 2021 17:10 pm
KATHMANDU, August 27: Chief Justice Cholendra SJB Rana has announced not to be a part of the Constitutional Bench that will pass the final verdict on a writ petition filed against the appointments made to various constitutional bodies by the erstwhile government led by K P Oli.
June 27, 2021 17:19 pm
KATHMANDU, June 27: Debate by the writ petitioners on the House dissolution case concluded on Sunday afternoon.
June 23, 2021 11:11 am
KATHMANDU, June 23: The hearing on writ petitions filed against the dissolution of the House of Representatives ( HoR) is to be continued at the Supreme Court from today.
June 9, 2021 17:58 pm
KATHMANDU, June 9: The Supreme Court (SC) has decided to seek the help of amicus curiae to decide the case related to the dissolution of parliament.
June 9, 2021 15:25 pm
KATHMANDU, June 9: Following a continuous raising of questions regarding the formation of the Constitutional Bench formed to conduct hearings on the House of Representatives (HoR) dissolution case, the Supreme Court justices on the bench are currently engaged in internal discussion.
June 9, 2021 13:54 pm
Hearing continues on parliament dissolution case
June 6, 2021 14:33 pm
Lawyers argue 11 justices of the Supreme Court cannot be included in the bench
June 6, 2021 10:54 am
KATHMANDU, June 6: Chief Justice Cholendra Shamsher JB Rana has formed a Constitutional Bench to hear the case against the dissolution of the House of Representatives. The bench has been formed on the basis of seniority and expertise of the Supreme Court Justices.
June 4, 2021 12:53 pm
KATHMANDU, June 4: A Constitutional Bench has been formed to hear the writ petitions filed against the Citizenship Ordinance introduced by the government.
June 1, 2021 13:22 pm
KATHMANDU, June 1: Chief Justice Choldrendra SJB Rana has agreed to reconstitute the Constitutional Bench based on the seniority of justices at the apex court to permanently settle the dispute concerning the formation of the bench.
June 1, 2021 11:25 am
KATHMANDU, June 1: Despite questions raised by the petitioners over the composition of the five-member Constitutional Bench formed to test the constitutionality of May 22 House dissolution, Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JBR has not made any changes to the bench for Tuesday’s hearing.
May 30, 2021 17:21 pm
Sunday’s hearing was centered on questions raised over members of Constitutional Bench
May 28, 2021 10:44 am
KATHMANDU, May 28: Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JBR has picked four justices of the Supreme Court (SC) to conduct hearings on the writ petitions filed against the dissolution of the House of Representatives (HOR).
February 23, 2021 19:34 pm
KATHMANDU, Feb 23: Supporters of Pushpa Kamal Dahal-Madhav Nepal faction of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) and other people have begun celebrations following the verdict of the Supreme Court (SC) to reinstate the House of Representatives (HoR) earlier today.
February 19, 2021 14:42 pm
The apex court is expected to issue the verdict anytime after Feb 23.
February 16, 2021 07:25 am
KATHMANDU, Feb 16: With the pleading by the plaintiffs and defendants on the writ petitions on the case related to the dissolution of the House of Representatives coming to an end on Monday, the Constitutional Bench at the Supreme Court is receiving arguments from the Amicus Curiae starting from Tuesday.
February 1, 2021 18:05 pm
KATHMANDU, Feb 1: Attorney General Agni Prasad Kharel has clarified that the incumbent government had the right to govern for five years but the midterm election was announced since the government was not allowed to function for its full tenure.
January 31, 2021 17:28 pm
KATHMANDU, Jan 31: Pleadings on behalf of the writ petitions filed against the dissolution of the House at the Supreme Court’s Constitutional Bench are over now.
January 25, 2021 19:34 pm
KATHMANDU, Jan 25: The hearing on the case filed at the Supreme Court demanding reinstatement of the dissolved House of Representatives (HoR) continued on Monday, the eight consecutive day of the hearing. It ended for today with a decision to continue tomorrow.
January 24, 2021 14:45 pm
KATHMANDU, Jan 24: A petition has been filed at the Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court seeking the examination of authenticity of the notice published in Nepal Gazette regarding the dissolution of House of Representatives (HoR).
January 22, 2021 18:33 pm
KATHMANDU, Jan 22: Attorney General Agni Prasad Kharel presented a copy of the Nepal Gazette containing the notice published regarding the dissolution of the House of Representatives to the Constitutional Bench on Friday.
January 21, 2021 16:50 pm
KATHMANDU, Jan 21:The Supreme Court on Thursday asked for the notice of dissolution of the House of Representatives (HoR) published in Nepal Gazette.
January 18, 2021 17:03 pm
KATHMANDU, Jan 18: Lawyers have recited the statement made by chairman of the Constituent Assembly, Subhash Chandra Nembang, that “the Prime Minister does not have the right to dissolve parliament as per the constitution” during the ongoing hearing on the writ petitions registered at the Supreme Court against the dissolution of the House of Representatives by PM KP Oli.
January 17, 2021 12:23 pm
KATHMANDU, Jan 17: The hearing on the writ petitions filed against the dissolution of the House of Representatives (HoR) resumed at the Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court (SC) on Sunday afternoon.
January 16, 2021 08:11 am
KATHMANDU, Jan 16: While rejecting the call of petitioners to take the case to full bench, the Supreme Court on Friday ordered that the hearing on the writ petitions filed against the dissolution of House of Representative (HoR) would be conducted by the constitutional bench itself.
January 15, 2021 20:16 pm
KATHMANDU, Jan 15: Supreme Court (SC) has refuted news reports published in a section of media about the meeting between Prime Minister K P Oli and the SC justices assigned to the Constitutional Bench that is entrusted with the responsibility to decide the fate of the dissolved parliament.
January 15, 2021 17:29 pm
KATHMANDU, Jan 15: Prime Minister K P Oli’s reported meetings with the justices assigned to the Constitutional Bench have raised fresh controversy in the country as the hearing on over a dozen writ petitions filed against the dissolution of the House of Representatives is currently underway.
January 15, 2021 17:21 pm
KATHMANDU, Jan 15: The constitutional bench of the Supreme Court held a hearing on the writ petitions filed at the court challenging the constitutionality of the dissolution of the House of Representatives.
January 13, 2021 11:02 am
Hearing on writ petitions filed against the dissolution of HoR to be continued today
January 13, 2021 06:00 am
KATHMANDU, Jan 12: Despite widespread demand for the formation of a larger full bench, there is no certainty that the Supreme Court will set up such a bench to look into the House of Representatives (HoR) dissolution case.
January 6, 2021 16:57 pm
KATHMANDU, Jan 6: The ongoing hearing on the writ petitions filed against the dissolution of the House of Representatives (HoR) at the Supreme Court has been put off until next week.
January 6, 2021 15:46 pm
KATHMANDU, Jan 6: Justice Hari Krishna Karki has decided to abstain from the Constitutional Bench after lawyers making case against the decision of Prime Minister K P Oli to dissolve the lower house of the federal parliament objected to his presence.
December 25, 2020 14:54 pm
KATHMANDU, Dec 25: Supreme Court has asked the government to furnish a written clarification about its decision to dissolve the House of Representatives (HoR).
December 25, 2020 11:55 am
KATHMANDU, Dec 25: A constitutional bench headed by Chief Justice (CJ) Cholendra Shumsher Rana is scheduled to begin hearings on more than a dozen writ petitions filed at the Supreme Court against the dissolution of parliament.
December 23, 2020 14:12 pm
Although the writ petitioners demanded an interim order against the decision to dissolve the HoR, the apex court has denied issuing any such order.
November 15, 2018 07:39 am
KATHMANDU, Nov 15: The constitutional bench at the Supreme Court resumed work from Wednesday after a gap of three months.