The Supreme Court on Monday overturned Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s May 21 decision to dissolve the House of Representatives and ordered President Bidya Devi Bhandari to appoint Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba the new prime minister as per Article 76 (5) of the constitution. The court has ordered the President to appoint Deuba as the prime minister by 5 pm Tuesday and summon the House of Representatives by 5pm July 18. “The Constitutional Bench has issued the writ as per the demands of the writ petitioners,” said Bhadrakali Pokhrel, spokesperson of the Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court on Monday overturned Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s May 21 decision to dissolve the House of Representatives and ordered President Bidya Devi Bhandari to appoint Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba the new prime minister as per Article 76 (5) of the constitution. The court has ordered the President to appoint Deuba as the prime minister by 5 pm Tuesday and summon the House of Representatives by 5pm July 18. “The Constitutional Bench has issued the writ as per the demands of the writ petitioners,” said Bhadrakali Pokhrel, spokesperson of the Supreme Court.