Kathmandu, Sept. 16 -- The Supreme Court has temporarily blocked the implementation of two provisions in the newly adopted rules governing the House of Representatives, saying they appear, prima facie, to conflict with constitutional provisions.

A five-member Constitutional Bench led by Chief Justice Manoj Kumar Sharma on Wednesday ordered that Rule 140(11) and Rule 259 of the House of Representatives Rules, 2026, remain in abeyance until further orders.

The rules, adopted in May, have been contentious because of provisions concerning constitutional amendments and the legal status of parliamentary rules.

The court said Rule 140(11), which sets out a procedure for certifying a constitutional amendment bill, appeared to conflict with the...