Kathmandu, Oct. 8 -- The Supreme Court's constitutional bench could not sit on Wednesday after Justice Hari Prasad Phuyal objected to his inclusion in the five-member bench formed by Chief Justice Manoj Kumar Sharma.

But Phuyal's objection went beyond his own inclusion. He questioned how justices should be selected for the constitutional bench, what role seniority should play and whether the chief justice should have discretion to pick justices.

Here is a look at the dispute in seven questions and answers.

What is the dispute about?

In simple terms, the dispute is over how justices should be selected for the constitutional bench.

On Wednesday, Chief Justice Sharma formed a five-member bench comprising himself and Justices Sapana Prad...