Kathmandu, Jan 18: The Sher Bahadur Deuba-led faction of the Nepali Congress has filed a writ petition at the Supreme Court, challenging the Election Commission’s decision to grant official status to the party’s Gagan Thapa group.
The Supreme Court Administration has stated that the preliminary hearing on the writ petition will take place next Tuesday. The petition was filed by Shrawan Kumar Shrestha as a representative of Congress leaders Deuba and Purna Bahadur Khadka.
The writ petition has sought annulment of the Election Commission’s decision, suspension of the candidate nominations for the election on January 20, arguing that the NC’s newly-elected Central Working Committee was unlawful.
