Constitutional Council Amendment Ordinance Validity Questioned, Case Adjourned

Kathmandu. The petition filed questioning the legality of the first amendment ordinance related to the Constitutional Council (Functions, Duties and Rights), 2083, brought by the government has been put on the 'not to be seen' list.

On Wednesday, the scheduled 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 was listed as 'not to be seen'.

Among the cases in the constitutional bench, only two cases were heard today. Hearing the petition filed by advocate Gita Thapa, the single bench of Justice Meghraj Pokharel had previously ordered to present the petition filed against the rejection to the constitutional bench.

Advocate Thapa had filed a writ claiming that the ordinance related to the Constitutional Council, with the Office of the President, Shital Niwas, etc., as the opposition, was in conflict with the Constitution of Nepal.

The petition was rejected by the Registrar of the Supreme Court on Baishakh 25, 2083. The petition filed against the rejection was held by the Supreme Court administration for a long time.

As soon as the constitutional ordinance was issued, the Constitutional Council had recommended the appointment of the Chief Justice.