Lawmakers from the Nepali Congress (NC) have filed a writ petition at the Supreme Court, demanding the annulment of certain provisions in the House of Representatives Regulations, 2026, which they claim to conflict with the Constitution.
Supreme Court spokesperson and Joint Registrar Arjun Prasad Koirala said that members of both the House of Representatives and the National Assembly from the NC filed the petition on Thursday.
The petitioners include NC Party Leader in the National Assembly Kamala Devi Panta, Whip Padam Bahadur Pariyar, Deputy Leader Abhishek Pratap Shah, and House of Representatives Chief Whip Basana Thapa. Advocate Amrit Kumar KC is representing them.
Party Leader Panta also confirmed the filing of the petition.
The petitioners have demanded that the case be heard by the Constitutional Bench.
"They have submitted a petition, arguing that some provisions of the regulations conflict with the Constitution and therefore should be annulled. It is currently under review," said spokesperson Koirala.
The House of Representatives Regulations, 2026, were passed on May 31 amid protests from the opposition.
The petition specifically challenges Rule 140(11) and Rule 259.
Rule 140 outlines the procedures for constitutional amendment bills.
Sub-rule 11 states: "Once a constitutional amendment bill passed by the House and sent to the National Assembly is received with a message, and if the total votes received in favor of the proposal is at least two-thirds of the total current members of both houses, the speaker shall certify the bill and send it to the president for authentication."
Rule 259 states that the regulations shall apply as a special law.
"Notwithstanding anything contained in the prevailing laws, these regulations shall be effective as federal law and shall be applied as a special law. These regulations shall remain as a privilege of the members of the House of Representatives."
NC General Secretary Pradip Paudel said that the party decided to move the Supreme Court after party President Gagan Thapa held discussions with legal experts on Friday regarding certain provisions of the House of Representatives Regulations.
