KATHMANDU: The Supreme Court (SC) is issuing a final verdict on the writ petition filed against the dissolution of the House of Representatives (HoR) today.
The Constitutional Bench of the SC will issue the verdict today, giving an outlet to the Nepali politics deadlocked since the last almost two months.
Since the SC verdict on the HoR dissolution will decide the future political course of Nepal, it has been viewed with much curiosity.
The five-member Constitutional Bench led by Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher Rana which finished hearing pleading on the writs a week ago did not involve in any other hearings. The Constitutional Bench made a detailed study into the writs, written response, pleading from both plaintiffs and defendants among others during past one week.
An advocate who pleaded in favor of the dissolution of the HoR said the verdict is likely to come out which will have a long term positive impact on the Constitution of Nepal.
“It is likely that the verdict will come to make sure that no one will use the Constitution to serve their vested interest in the future, irrespective of whose side the verdict will be issued,” said he.
The court should be be far-sighted and cautious while issuing a verdict on any issue as every verdict will set a precedent in the future, said a legal practitioner who pleaded in favor of the complainant.
Earlier, both Prime Minister KP Oli and Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba had staked a claim for the post of the Prime Minister under Article 76 (5). President Bidya Bhandari turned down both the claims and dissolved the HoR.
Following the dissolution of the HoR, NC President Deuba filed a writ petition with the signatures of 146 lawmakers at the Supreme Court.
The Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court is hearing the writ petition, currently.
Thirty-six legal practitioners have deliberated on the writ almost for 12 hours on behalf of the plaintiffs. Currently, government attorneys are deliberating on the writs on behalf of the Prime Minister.
After delivering arguments on the writ petitions for 15 hours by the government side, the advocates on behalf of the writ petition presented counter arguments on the writ again. Amicus Curiae had presented its views on the writ petitions.
The HoR was dissolved for the second time upon the recommendation of the Council of Ministers on May 22. The lawmakers have demanded annulment of the HoR dissolution.
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