Kathmandu, June 4 -- The Supreme Court has ruled in favour of Upendra Yadav in the dispute over the split of the Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP)-Nepal, declaring the Election Commission's decision to register a separate party led by Ashok Rai unlawful.

A full bench of justices Kumar Regmi, Mahesh Sharma Paudel and Shreekanta Paudel on Thursday ordered that Yadav-led JSP-Nepal be recognised as the legitimate party.

The dispute dates back to May 2024, when a faction led by Rai, then chair of the party's federal council, applied to the Election Commission to register a new political party under the name Janata Samajbadi Party. The commission registered the party on May 6, citing provisions of the Political Party Act, 2017 and the Political Pa...