Overview
- A joint bench issued an interim stay on November 2 blocking the cabinet order to recall 11 ambassadors appointed under the previous government.
- The order suspends a November 6 deadline for envoys to leave posts in China, the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan and other missions.
- The court noted that the envoys’ terms had not expired, the cabinet gave no reasons for removal, and no successor appointments were prepared, referencing the President’s election‑mandate statement and Article 292.
- Advocates Pratibha Upreti and Anantaraj Luintel filed the writ petition seeking annulment, arguing a caretaker administration lacks authority for long‑term diplomatic changes.
- A lawyer who challenged the decision said the government failed to justify performance complaints in court, and the communications minister said the order will be respected so the ambassadors continue in post pending further hearings.