गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Politics ∕ SC issues interim order invalidating cabinet expansions Politics SC issues interim order invalidating cabinet expansions KathmanduPati June 22, 2021 KATHMANDU – The Supreme Court (SC) has issued an interim order to invalidate the expansion of the Council of Ministers following the dissolution of the House of Representatives (HoR). A divisional bench of Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana and Justice Prakash Kumar Dhungana today issued the order to annul the expansion of cabinet by Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli twice. The order has stayed Deputy Prime Minister, Minsters and State Ministers of the expanded cabinet to continue assuming their portfolio until the final decision of the case to this effect. After the dissolution of the HoR on May 22, Prime Minster Oli had reshuffled his cabinet twice on June 4 and June 10, and inducted 20 new ministers including 11 from Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP). “The expansion of the cabinet is not in consistent with the Constitution”, the order has noted. Advocates Balkrishna Neupane and Birendra Prasad Saha separately had filed writ petitions at the apex court challenging the decision and naming the Office of the President as the defendant. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Finance Minister named acting PM as Shah heads to UNGA Nepali Congress urges PM Shah to sound alarm on climate… Central Bank introduces re-designed 50-rupee bank note Government expands domestic jobs to reduce migration WHO Regional Director seeks support for top post UN Resident Coordinator meets Foreign Minister Top Headlines Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too1 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms2 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief3 When the State Pulls the Trigger, Who Answers ?4 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative5 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward6 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns7 Jagdamba Group Chairman Shankar Agrawal Arrested8 TRENDING Public Relations for a Soldier Forbes-listed billionaire Binod Chaudhary tests positive for coronavirus Nepal Army’s Brigadier General Bigyan Dev Pandey gets promoted to Major General The FinCEN Files: Nepali banks and companies transact billions of rupees through dubious channels Why the PLA broadcasted Punjabi songs for Indian troops Federal Parliament Secretariat returns badge pins to manufacturer Bamdev Gautam’s appointment as National Assembly member challenged in Supreme Court Money laundering case worth millions filed against gangster ‘Bale’
