Nepali Congress Leadership Dispute Case Postponed by Supreme Court

Kathmandu. The case concerning the official recognition dispute of the Nepali Congress has been placed on the 'not to be heard' list. The hearing for the writ petition regarding the Nepali Congress official recognition dispute was scheduled in the joint bench of Supreme Court Justices Binod Sharma and Meghraj Pokharel. The case, listed as number 22 in that bench, has been moved to the 'not to be heard' category. With this case falling under 'not to be heard' on Sunday, the hearing has been deferred.

Following Gagan Thapa's selection as president through the Nepali Congress special general convention, the Election Commission decided to grant official recognition, against which then-President Sher Bahadur Deuba and Purnabahadur Khadka filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court. In the initial hearing of this writ, the Supreme Court issued a show-cause order on Magh 6, demanding written responses from all parties, and granted priority status for the final hearing.

The bench of Supreme Court Justice Sunil Kumar Pokharel had refused to issue an interim order and granted priority status within 15 days.

The Deuba faction had approached the court, making the Election Commission a respondent. The Deuba faction has been rejecting the special general convention, arguing that there is no justification for a special general convention when the date for the regular general convention has already been set.