Triumph of the constitution

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli must step down on moral grounds.

The Constitution of Nepal has finally prevailed after two months of uncertainty. The Supreme Court, in a landmark verdict on Tuesday, overturned Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s December 20 decision to dissolve the House of Representatives. The Constitutional Bench led by Cholendra Shumsher Rana, with Justices Sapana Pradhan Malla, Anil Kumar Sinha, Bishowambhar Prasad Shrestha and Tej Bahadur KC as members, unanimously agreed that Oli’s House dissolution move was unconstitutional. The bench has ordered the government to call a House meeting within 13 days. As many as 13 writ petitions were filed against Oli’s House dissolution move, which was swiftly endorsed by President Bidya Devi Bhandari.