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Art. 272 · Part 29

Party Dissolution

दल विघटन
Original Text

A political party may be dissolved by the Supreme Court if it acts against the sovereignty, territorial integrity, or national unity of Nepal, or if it incites communal or caste-based hatred.

💡 Plain Language Explanation

The Supreme Court can ban a political party — but ONLY for the most serious offenses: (1) acting against Nepal\'s sovereignty or territorial integrity, (2) inciting communal or caste hatred, (3) working against multiparty democracy. This power has never been used in Nepal\'s democratic era. The high threshold is deliberate — banning parties is antidemocratic unless the party itself threatens democracy.

🇳🇵 नेपाली व्याख्या

सर्वोच्च अदालतले दल विघटन गर्न सक्छ — सार्वभौमसत्ता, राष्ट्रिय एकता वा साम्प्रदायिक सद्भाव विरुद्ध कार्य गरेमा मात्र।

✅ Strengths

Extremely high threshold for banning parties protects political pluralism.

⚠️ Concerns

Even parties that clearly violate obligations (no internal elections, opaque finances) face no dissolution threat — enforcement gap is wide.

Art. 271
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