Nepal, Oct. 14 -- As many as five separate writ petitions have been submitted at the Supreme Court on Tuesday, against the recent dissolution of the House of Representatives.

By 11:15am on Tuesday, petitions had been submitted by advocates Prem Raj Silwal and Kritinath Sharma Paudel, Yuvaraj Safal Paudel, Bipana Sharma, Ayush Badal, and Makbul Miya.

The court began receiving new writ petitions only on Tuesday, after the court building was badly damaged during the September 9 arson.

Court officials are currently reviewing the petitions before deciding on whether to register them.

The petitioners have urged the court to overturn the government's decision, arguing that the dissolution violates constitutional provisions and contradicts pr...