WorlPosted at: Jun 22 2021 6:21PM

Nepal's SC to conduct hearing on cabinet reshuffle, expansion

Kathmandu, Jun 22 (UNI) The Nepalese Supreme Court would on Tuesday hear the writ petitions filed against Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli's decision to reshuffle and expand his cabinet.

The petitioners had filed a writ petition at the apex court seeking issuance of an interim order against the Oli-government for reshuffling and expanding the cabinet.

The petitioners argue that a caretaker Prime Minister does not hold the authority to take such decisions.

The plaintiffs and defendants, both have been summoned by the the court for the case proceedings.

Himalayan Times reported that the case has been assigned to the bench of Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher Rana and Justice Prakash Kumar Dhungana for hearing.

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