Kathmandu, Nov. 28 -- The Office of the President has submitted a written reply to the Supreme Court, defending the formation of the government led by former chief justice Sushila Karki and the dissolution of the House of Representatives.

The office also argued that 17 writ petitions under consideration in the apex court's constitutional bench should be dismissed. It said that the constitutional responsibility to form a government arose on September 12 after the Gen Z protests, and the government led by Karki was formed out of unavoidable necessity.

The Supreme Court had issued a show cause notice to defendants, including the Office of the President, following preliminary hearings on the petitions. The apex court is scheduled to hear th...