KATHMANDU, OCTOBER 6

Prakashman Singh Raut has been appointed as the new Chief Justice of Nepal. President Ram Chandra Paudel made the appointment today, acting on the recommendation of the Constitutional Council and in accordance with Article 129 (2) of the Constitution of Nepal.

Raut, the senior-most judge of the Supreme Court, had been nominated for the role, with the Parliamentary Hearing Committee unanimously approving his candidacy on October 2. The Constitutional Council had forwarded Raut's name for the position in its meeting on September 16.

Raut succeeds Chief Justice Bishwambhar Prasad Shrestha, whose term ended on October 5.