Kathmandu, Oct. 15 -- As the Supreme Court resumed its limited service on Tuesday after a hiatus of over a month, 10 petitions were submitted against the formation of the interim government and the dissolution of the House of Representatives.

The lawyers, including young law students, have moved the top court, claiming that the formation of the new interim government under the former chief justice Sushila Karki is against the constitution. Citing its previous verdicts, they have also argued that dissolution of the lower house is unconstitutional.

"The court received 14 writ petitions today [Tuesday]. Ten of them related to House dissolution and government formation are being studied while the remaining four, related to other issues, hav...