KATHMANDU: Nepali Congress and CPN-UML are set to move the Supreme Court today with the signatures of 141 former lawmakers, demanding the restoration of the dissolved House of Representatives.
The two largest parties in the dissolved House, and partners in the pre–Gen-Z movement coalition government, are jointly approaching the apex court with signatures from a majority of former Members of Parliament, seeking judicial intervention for the reinstatement of Parliament.
The move comes at a time when the incumbent government, led by Sushila Karki, formed after the Gen-Z movement of September 8 and 9, has intensified preparations for elections to the House of Representatives scheduled for March 5, 2026.
Earlier, the CPN-UML had filed a petition at the Supreme Court in its institutional capacity, while eight former Nepali Congress MPs had submitted separate individual writ petitions demanding restoration of the House.
In line with those petitions, 66 out of 88 former Congress lawmakers signed the joint application on Sunday. However, several senior Congress leaders did not sign the document. Those absent from the signatories include party President Sher Bahadur Deuba, Acting President Purna Bahadur Khadka, General Secretaries Gagan Thapa and Bishwaprakash Sharma, and leader Shekhar Koirala, among others.
According to party sources, the Congress formally joined the joint move after a recent meeting between Congress President Deuba and UML Chair KP Sharma Oli, paving the way for coordinated legal action by the two parties.
With today’s submission, Congress and UML aim to strengthen their case by demonstrating majority support from former lawmakers, even as political uncertainty continues amid election preparations and competing demands over the future of the dissolved House.
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