The final hearing, which began on Thursday, was put on hold.
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The hearing on the writ petition filed by the majority of MPs against the formation of the Madhesh provincial government is continuing on Friday. The final hearing, which began on Thursday, was kept on hold.
In the hearing scheduled for the bench of Justices Hari Prasad Phuyal and Nityanand Pandey, arguments were held on behalf of the writ petitioner yesterday. Today, arguments will be held on behalf of the opposition and Chief Minister Saroj Kumar Yadav. After their arguments, the writ petitioner will give a counter argument and the court will pronounce the verdict.
The court is likely to conclude the arguments on Friday itself. However, if all the parties do not complete their arguments, the Supreme Court has stated that the verdict will be given by observing the hearing until Sunday. Earlier, the joint bench had fixed the date of the final hearing. The Supreme Court had given priority to the hearing saying that it should be concluded immediately.
The writ petition filed by 74 lawmakers in the Madhesh Province Chief Minister dispute is going to be debated by both sides. The dispute reached the Supreme Court after the provincial chief appointed UML lawmaker Saroj Kumar Yadav as the Chief Minister in the hotel.
Similarly, on Kartik 23, the Supreme Court had ordered UML lawmakers Yadav was ordered to submit the entire file related to the appointment of the Chief Minister. After that, a hearing was scheduled, but the hearing has not been held.
74 MPs other than UML had approached the Supreme Court demanding that the decision to appoint Yadav as the Chief Minister be nullified. An interim order was also issued last Tuesday in this dispute. The Supreme Court also asked Saroj Kumar Yadav, who was appointed as the Chief Minister, not to make a long-term decision.
Nepali Congress Parliamentary Party Leader Krishna Prasad Yadav, JSP Nepal Parliamentary Party Leader Saroj Kumar Yadav, Maoist Center Parliamentary Party Deputy Leader Yubaraj Bhattarai, and LOSPA Parliamentary Party Leader Jayalun Rai have reached the Supreme Court.
There are 107 MPs in Madhesh Province. 54 MPs is the majority number to form a government. UML has 25 including the Speaker, Congress 22, JSP 19, Janamat 13, Maoist 9, LOSPA 9, CPN (S) 7, Federal Socialist Party, RPP and Nagarik Unmukti Party 1 each. Among them, UML MP Dipendra Thakur, JSP MP Saroj Singh Kushwaha, and LOSPA MP Abhiram Sharma have been suspended. The current number of members in the Madhesh Provincial Assembly is 104.
The provincial chief administered the oath of office to UML leader Saroj Yadav as the Chief Minister early on Monday at a hotel in Bardibas. The appointment was criticized as politically, constitutionally, and morally wrong, and the dispute has reached the court.
