Order to appoint Pandey to Gandaki

The bench of Supreme Court Justices Kumar Regmi and Sunil Kumar Pokharel has given a mandate to appoint Pandey, the leader of the Congress Provincial Assembly Parliamentary Party, as the Chief Minister of Gandaki within 48 hours. Also, the official has canceled the vote of confidence taken for the Chief Minister on May 23 as illegal.

'In the 60-member Gandaki Provincial Assembly, a minimum of 31 members is required for a majority. The order has been cancelled,' said the order of the Supreme Court. According to the order of the Supreme Court, the Chief Minister Dilliraj Bhatt will have to administer oath to Pandey as Chief Minister by Wednesday evening.

On March 25, Adhikari was appointed as the Chief Minister after the letter of support of 31 MPs was submitted to the provincial chief Bhatt. The Congress reached the Supreme Court on March 27 calling June unconstitutional. After the Supreme Court cleared the way for the officer to take the vote of confidence on May 17, he took the vote of confidence on May 23. After 30 MPs signed in his favour, Speaker Krishna Prasad Dhital appointed Adhikari as Chief Minister. Congress approached the Supreme Court again on May 26 against the Speaker's move.

Supreme Court, as the leader of the largest party in the state assembly, Pandey within 48 hours according to clause 3 of article 168 of the constitution A mandate order has been issued in the name of the head of state to appoint the chief minister.

The Supreme Court has also said that the Chief Minister Adhikari's vote of confidence is against the constitution. The official responded that the Supreme Court did not decide with a judicial mind. "It is not good if the impression that the court is biased is not good," he said. This judgment protected the Constitution.'