At least six writ petitions have been filed at the Supreme Court against the government's decision to ban TikTok.

On the first day of the opening of the court after the Tihar holiday, legal practitioners filed writ petitions challenging the government's decision.

Senior advocate Dinesh Tripathi and advocate Swagat Nepal among others filed separate writ petitions.

They have demanded that the government’s decision to ban TikTok be scrapped at the earliest.

Saying that the decision has caused irreparable damage to the people, they have demanded that an interim order be issued in their petitions.

The government on November 13 had decided to ban TikTok in Nepal over what it says is disturbing “social harmony”.

Meanwhile, the preliminary hearing on the writ petitions filed at the SC against the government’s decision to ban social media platform will be held on Monday.