Karki replaced with ex-UML lawmaker Sapana Pradhan Malla in constitutional bench hearing House dissolution

Chief Justice (CJ) Cholendra Shumsher Rana has included Justice Sapana Pradhan Malla in the the constitutional bench of the Supreme Court (SC) hearing the writ petitions filed against House dissolution by President Bidya Devi Bhandari on recommendation of the Cabinet in place of Justice Hari Krishna Karki who recused himself from the case.

Justice Karki, who was attorney general when KP Sharma Oli first became prime minister five years ago, recused himself from the case last Wednesday after advocates raised questions about his presence in the bench.