Writ petition filed in Nepal Apex court challenging appointment of new PM KP Oli

Jul 16, 2024

Kathmandu (Nepal), July 16 (ANI): A writ petition has been lodged at the Supreme Court of Nepal against the appointment of KP Sharma Oli as the new Prime Minister of Nepal. The writ petition was filed on Monday ahead of his oath of office and secrecy that was held later in the afternoon at the President's Office. Writ petitioners have challenged the referenced clause of the constitution stated by the President while appointing Oli as the next Prime Minister of Nepal after the subsequent failure of Pushpa Kamal Dahal to pass the trust motion from the parliament. Nepal's President Ram Chandra Paudel on Sunday evening appointed Oli as the Prime Minister under Article 76 (2) of the Constitution of Nepal. The petitioners have named the Office of the President, the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, the Secretariat of Parliament, and the House of Representatives as defendants in the case. Article 76 of the constitution of Nepal states the provisions about appointment of Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers. As per the July 2 deal between Congress chief Deuba and UML chairman, Oli, the two parties will lead the government on a rotational basis until the next general elections in 2027. But, the deal has not been made public to date.