CTA apex court holds preliminary hearing on alleged disenfranchisement of two Nepal-based monasteries

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Tenzin Nyidon

DHARAMSHALA, June 9: The Tibetan Supreme Justice Commission (TSJC), the highest judicial body of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), on Tuesday held a preliminary hearing on a writ petition filed by two Nepal-based monasteries—Senge Drak Ngedon Dechen Osel Ling Monastery and Senge Drak Sharbakhang Dhondupling Monastery—alleging that the Central Election Commission (CEC) unlawfully deprived their monastic residents of voting rights in the 2026 Tibetan general elections.

The petition concerns the exclusion of monks and nuns from the Choejor constituency in Nepal following the Election Commission’s decision to withdraw the final round of voting in the constitue...

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