Overview
- Eleven petitions contest the interim government's formation and the dissolution of the lower house, the Supreme Court’s information officer said, with hearings to be scheduled after registration.
- Petitioners argue Sushila Karki’s appointment violates a constitutional ban on former chief justices holding government office under Article 132(2) and seek reinstatement of the House to allow potential impeachment proceedings.
- President Ram Chandra Poudel named the former chief justice prime minister on September 12 under Article 61, then dissolved the Lower House on her recommendation and set elections for March 5, 2026.
- Political pressure has mounted as an eight-party bloc and former prime minister KP Sharma Oli publicly call for the dissolved parliament to be restored.
- Legal experts criticize the appointment as relying on the “doctrine of necessity,” warning the approach risks eroding constitutional norms.