Nepal, July 11 -- The Nepali Congress (NC) has taken its battle over the newly endorsed House of Representatives Regulations to the Supreme Court (SC), challenging key provisions it says violate the Constitution and undermine the constitutional authority of the National Assembly.

The writ petition, filed on Friday, seeks to invalidate certain provisions of the House of Representatives Regulations, 2026, and has been scheduled for hearing before the Constitutional Bench on July 16.

At the center of the dispute are Rules 140(11) and 259, which the NC argues are inconsistent with Article 274(8) of the Constitution. The party contends that the provisions effectively elevate the House regulations above an Act of Parliament while encroachin...