Nepali High Court reinstates lower house

The Supreme Court of Nepal on Monday ordered the House of Representatives to be reinstated and directed the Office of the President to appoint Sher Bahadur Deuba, a leader of Nepali Congress, as new prime minister by 5:00 p.m. local time Tuesday.

The court ordered Deuba to be appointed as prime minister in two days, and a lower house session called in seven days.

Source(s): Xinhua News Agency