Kathmandu, July 9 -- Major opposition parties, the Nepali Congress and the CPN-UML, are preparing to move the Supreme Court to challenge several provisions of the House of Representatives Regulations 2026, arguing that they are inconsistent with the constitution and prevailing laws. The two parties will file separate writ petitions seeking to have the disputed provisions struck down.

Bhishma Raj Angdembe, the Congress parliamentary party leader, said the petition was being finalised in consultation with senior advocates and would be filed possibly on Thursday. According to him, three members of the party's National Assembly parliamentary party, along with the chief whip and a whip from its House of Representatives parliamentary party, wi...