Members representing the amicus curiae in a case against Nepal Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli s dissolution of the House of Representatives have argued before the Supreme Court that his move was unconstitutional, according to a media report on Friday.
Nepal plunged into a political crisis on December 20 after Oli, in a surprise move, dissolved the House of Representatives, amidst a tussle for power with his rival Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda . His move to dissolve the 275-member House sparked protests from a large section of the NCP led by Prachanda, also a co-chair of the ruling party. The hearings in the case, which were going on in the Supreme Court since December 23, were scheduled to conclude on Friday after the presentation of the last member of the amicus curiae, the Kathmandu Post reported.
South Asia News: KATHMANDU: Members representing the amicus curiae in a case against Nepal Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli's dissolution of the House of Representatives .
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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.
The Amicus Curiae comprising senior advocates Badri Bahadur Karki, Satish Krishna Kharel, Bijaya Kant Mainali, Purna Man Shakya and Geeta Pathak will present its arguments and opinions on the matter to help the Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JBR-led five-member Constitutional Bench pass verdict on the case involving the dissolution of the lower house of the federal parliament.