Nepal, Sept. 18 -- The Supreme Court, through an interim order, has temporarily halted the implementation of two provisions of the House of Representatives' Rules, 2026, that placed the Rules above the Constitution. The interim order has stopped the controversial provisions that the ruling Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), which commands nearly two-thirds of the seats in the House, had forced through.

The controversial Rules 140(11) and 259, passed by the lower house on May 31, attempted to allow a combined aggregate two-thirds vote of both houses to certify constitutional amendment bills and render the Rules as special federal laws. The first provision would ease the path to constitution amendment for the RSP, which holds not a single sea...