Kathmandu. The Supreme Court (SC) has issued a show-cause order in response to a writ petition filed by 8 people including the then Chief Whip of the Nepali Congress against the dissolution of the House of Representatives.

The Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court today issued a show cause order in response to the writ filed on December 7.

The Office of the President, Prime Minister Sushila Karki, Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, Election Commission and Speaker of the House of Representatives have been named as defendants in the petition.

The petitioners have demanded the immediate reinstatement of the parliament saying the parliament was dissolved on the recommendation of an unconstitutional person by appointing a person prohibited by the constitution as the prime minister.