Supreme Court Constitutional Bench to Hear Case on Constitutional Council Ordinance Validity

Kathmandu. A writ petition questioning the legality of the first amendment ordinance related to the Constitutional Council (Functions, Duties and Rights), 2083, brought by the government, has been scheduled for hearing in the Supreme Court's Constitutional Bench.

The writ filed by advocate Geeta Thapa has been scheduled for hearing in the Constitutional Bench comprising Chief Justice Dr. Manoj Kumar Sharma, Justices Dr. Nahkul Subedi, Binod Sharma, Abdul Aziz Musalman, and Mahesh Sharma Paudel.

Previously, on Sunday, a single bench of Justice Meghraj Pokharel had ordered that the application filed against the rejection of the request to register a petition against the said ordinance be presented to the Constitutional Bench.

Advocate Thapa had filed the writ claiming that the ordinance related to the Constitutional Council was in conflict with Nepal's constitution, making the Office of the President, Shital Niwas, among others, the respondent. The Registrar of the Supreme Court had rejected the application on 2083 Baisakh 25. With the issuance of this constitutional ordinance, the Constitutional Council had recommended the appointment of the Chief Justice.