Lawyers representing the writ petitioners had completed their arguments on Sunday and the defendant (government) side lawyers had begun pleading in favour of the dissolution from Monday. In his arguments on Monday, Attorney General Ramesh Badal had claimed that the HoR dissolution was in line with the Constitution and the move was a compulsion for the prime minister.
Meanwhile, Deputy Attorney General Padam Prasad Pandey while placing his arguments on Tuesday had said that no lawmaker from any political party can personally support the leader of another party for the post of the prime minister.
The writs are being heard by a constitutional bench headed by Chief Justice CholendraShumsherJBRana and comprising Justices Deepak Kumar Karki, Ishwor Prasad Khatiwada, MeeraKhadka, and Anand Mohan Bhattarai.
President Bidhya Devi Bhandari, on the recommendation of the government, had dissolved the House of Representatives and announced the dates for mid-term elections on May 22. She had cited that the claims made by Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, who is also chairperson of CPNUML, and
Nepali Congress President Deuba to form the government as per Article 76 (5) of the Constitution of Nepal did not hold sufficient ground to confirm that they would win the vote of confidence in the Parliament.
