KATHMANDU, SEPTEMBER 16

A meeting of the Constitutional Council (CC) held today has recommended Prakash Man Singh Raut, the senior-most Justice of the Supreme Court (SC), for the position of Chief Justice.

Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Indira Rana Magar, stated that the meeting, which took place at the Prime Minister's official residence in Baluwatar, recommended Raut for the upcoming Chief Justice role.

The meeting, chaired by Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, was attended by Chief Justice Bishwambhar Prasad Shrestha, Speaker of the House of Representatives Devraj Ghimire, Chairperson of the National Assembly Narayan Prasad Dahal, main opposition leader Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda', and Deputy Speaker Indira Rana Magar.

The Council selected Raut from among the senior justices for the vacant position, and his nomination will be forwarded to the Parliamentary Hearing Committee under the Federal Parliament.

The tenure of the current Chief Justice, Bishwambhar Prasad Shrestha, is set to end on October 15. A previous meeting of the CC on Friday had decided to conduct further study and discussions on the