Nepal's Supreme Court Orders Appointment Of Sher Bahadur Deuba As Prime Minister

The bench issued a mandamus to appoint Sher Bahadur Deuba as the Prime Minister by Tuesday.

In a landmark verdict, Nepal's Supreme Court on Monday directed President Bidya Devi Bhandari to appoint Nepali Congress chief Sher Bahadur Deuba as prime minister by Tuesday and reinstated the dissolved House of Representatives for the second time in five months. A five-member Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court led by Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher Rana issued the verdict stating that President Bidya Devi Bhandari's decision to dissolve the lower house upon a recommendation of Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli was an unconstitutional act, delivering a major blow to the veteran Communist leader who was preparing for snap polls. The bench issued a mandamus to appoint Sher Bahadur Deuba as the Prime Minister by Tuesday. Sher Bahadur  Deuba, 74, has served as the prime minister on four occasions.