Kathmandu, Nov. 25 -- UML has moved the Supreme Court, arguing that the dissolution of the House of Representatives was carried out unconstitutionally.

The party filed a writ petition on Tuesday demanding the restoration of the lower house. The petition was signed by former chief whip Mahesh Bartaula and whip Sunita Baral on behalf of the then parliamentary party.

Bartaula said the party submitted a writ seeking the reinstatement of the "unconstitutionally dissolved" House on behalf of the CPN-UML parliamentary party.

Supreme Court spokesperson and joint registrar Arjun Prasad Koirala said the petition filed by the UML is under study.

The petitioners have asked the court to declare the appointment of Sushila Karki as prime minister un...