KATHMANDU, Jan. 24 -- A petition has been filed at the Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court seeking the examination of authenticity of the notice published in Nepal Gazette regarding the dissolution of House of Representatives (HoR).

Leaders close to the Dahal-Nepal faction of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) - Dev Prasad Gurung, Krishna Bhakta Pokharel, Shashi Shrestha, Ram Kumari Jhakri - knocked on the door of the apex court on Sunday.

Senior advocate Raman Kumar Shrestha who raised questions about the legitimacy of the notice produced in the gazette, was interrupted by Chief Justice (CJ) Cholendra Shumsher JBR citing that a petition regarding the issue had already been filed at the Constitutional Bench. Shrestha claimed t...