Nepal SC asks president to appoint Deuba PM, reinstates Lower House of Parliament

Kathmandu, Jul 12 (UNI) The Supreme Court of Nepal on Monday ordered the House of Representatives to be reinstated and directed President Bidya Devi Bhandari to appoint opposition Nepali Congress party leader Sher Bahadur Deuba as new prime minister by 5:00 p.m. local time on Tuesday.
The court ordered Deuba to be appointed as prime minister in two days and a lower house session called in seven days.
The house was dissolved on May 22 by President Bhandari over the recommendation of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, but it was challenged by an alliance of the opposition parties and others at the Supreme Court.