Himal Press 
KATHMANDU: The Supreme Court has refused to issue an interim order on a writ petition filed by the CPN-UML demanding the reinstatement of the House of Representatives.
A constitutional bench comprising Chief Justice Prakashman Singh Raut and Justices Sapana Pradhan Malla, Kumar Regmi, Hari Prasad Phuyal, and Manoj Kumar Regmi issued a show cause notice on Wednesday, ordering the defendants, including the Office of the President, to furnish a written response explaining why an interim order should not be issued as demanded by the petitioners.
UML leaders Mahesh Bartaula and Sunita Baral had filed the writ petition, naming the Office of the President as the defendant.
The court has directed the defendants to submit a written response through the Office of the Attorney General within seven days.
The bench has also directed that the other writ petitions calling for the reinstatement of the House of Representatives be submitted together.
