Supreme Court Constitutional Bench to Hear Validity of Constitutional Council Ordinance

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 Gita Thapa has been scheduled for hearing in the Constitutional Bench comprising Chief Justice Dr. Manojkumar Sharma, and Justices Kumar Regmi, Binod Sharma, Abdul Aziz Musalman, and Mahesh Sharma Paudel. The Supreme Court administration will decide whether the writ, after being registered, will proceed or not.

Previously, a single bench of Justice Meghraj Pokharel had ordered that the application filed against the rejection of the petition seeking to register the writ against the ordinance be presented to the Constitutional Bench. As per that order, the application has been presented to the Constitutional Bench.

Advocate Thapa had filed the writ naming the Office of the President, Shital Niwas, and others as defendants, claiming that the ordinance related to the Constitutional Council contradicts the Constitution of Nepal. The Registrar of the Supreme Court had rejected the application on Baishakh 25, 2083. With the issuance of this constitutional ordinance, the Constitutional Council had recommended the appointment of the Chief Justice.