गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Politics ∕ SC issues show cause order on cabinet reshuffle Politics SC issues show cause order on cabinet reshuffle KathmanduPati June 08, 2021 File Photo KATHMANDU – The Supreme Court (SC) has issued a show cause order to the government to provide a written reply within 15 days on the writ petition filed against the recent reshuffle and expansion of the Council of Ministers. The single bench of Justice Ishwor Prasad Khatiwada delivered the show cause order on the writ petition that demanded revocation of the cabinet reshuffle on June 4. Justice Khatiwada’s bench has also summoned the both parties (the petitioner and defendants) on June19 for further deliberation on the matter. Six advocates including senior advocate Dinesh Tripathi and advocate Kanchan Krishna Neupane had filed a writ petition at the apex court demanding nullification of the cabinet reshuffle. PM Oli reshuffled the Cabinet on June 4. The Cabinet now has three deputy PMs, 12 ministers and two state ministers. The petitioners claimed that the government formed under Article 76(3) of the Constitution currently is of caretaker status and cannot reshuffle and expand Cabinet like regular governments. The petitions argue that a caretaker government can only carry out the day-to-day works of the administration and that expansion of Cabinet is unconstitutional. The SC has invited both the sides for hearing on June 22 to decide whether an interim order needs to be issued or not. Defendants in the writ petitions are the Office of the President, and the Prime Minister, among others. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Nepali Congress urges government to protect citizens after Saudi drone… Trump envoys confront Zelensky as US-Ukraine tensions escalate Indian Foreign Secretary to visit Nepal ahead of Balen’s India… Climate loss and damage fund approves $20 Million grant for… Nepal must accelerate reforms to exit FATF grey list BJP claims Rahul Gandhi visited Vietnam amid voter roll row Top Headlines Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms1 Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too2 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief3 When the State Pulls the Trigger, Who Answers ?4 PM Shah pledges Krishnabhir highway reopening within month5 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative6 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward7 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns8 TRENDING Lockdown 2.0: What the Government should do this time around Now more than ever, support the IT sector “Ranju Darshana: Government has been using superiority approach to handling pandemic” The envisioned Defense University and its rationale Time Tested Friendship-Suresh Sharma Federal Parliament Secretariat returns badge pins to manufacturer Why US Indo-Pacific strategy will fail Agriculture: Nepal’s bridge to overcome economic crisis
