The Supreme Court (SC) on August 16 upheld the decision of the Election Commission (EC) and given the official recognition of Janata Samajbadi Party-Nepal (JSP-N) to Upendra Yadav, reports Republica. Refusing to issue an interim order in the case of leader Mahanta Thakur, the apex court has recognized the decision of the election body to recognize the Upendra Yadav-led faction of JSP-N as the official party. A joint bench of Justices Deepak Kumar Karki and Ananda Mohan Bhattarai ruled in favour of the EC in a writ petition filed by the Mahanta Thakur-led faction of the JSP-N. Considering the vote expressed by the majority members of the party, the apex court stated that an interim order should be issued as the EC decided on the party's authenticity on July 26, 2021.