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Kathmandu, Nepal, July 27, 2023: The Supreme Court (SC) the apex court of the country, has annulled the appointment of Chief Minister Uddhav Thapa of Koshi Province government.
To Responding to the writ petition filed against of the decision to appoint Thapa as the Chief Minister of the Koshi Province, the full bench of Supreme Court justices Til Prasad Shrestha, Anand Mohan Bhattarai and Ishwar Prasad Khatiwada delivered the verdict to this effect on Monday.
Hikmat Kumar Karki, the leader of the parliamentary party of the CPN-UML in Koshi Province had filed a writ petition demanding annulment the decision to appoint Thapa as the chief minister.
In the ruling, the full bench of the SC has stated that the signature of Speaker Baburam Gautam on the formation of the Koshi Province government was flawed and the appointment process was found to be against the Constitution of Nepal.
The SC has also ordered to form a majority government within seven days. With the verdict any party that can secure a majority in the 93-member Koshi Provincial Assembly will form new government.
