By Tenzin Chokyi

DHARAMSALA 12 June: The Tibetan Supreme Justice Commission (TSJC) has declined to register a writ petition filed by two Nepal-based monasteries seeking protection of their fundamental right to vote, ruling that the matter substantially overlaps with an already pending civil suit and may instead proceed through a merger with Case No. 22.

The petition arose from the Election Commission’s decision to withdraw final-round voting in Choejor constituency during the 2026 Tibetan general election following an investigation into alleged irregularities during the preliminary election. The monasteries argued that the decision deprived their members of the fundamental right to vote guaranteed under Article 11 of the Charter of Tibetans in Exile.

In its ruling today, the TSJC cited Article 19A of the Tibetan Code of Civil Procedure, which allows cases of a similar nature against the same party to be consolidated. The Commi...