Kathmandu

President Paudel appoints four Supreme Court justices

By THT Online

File - The Supreme Court building at Singha Durbar, which is now in the final phase of construction. Photo: Ratna Shrestha/RSS

KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 13 President Ramchandra Paudel has appointed four judges to the Supreme Court on the recommendation of the Judicial Council. The appointments were made in accordance with Article 129 (2) of the Constitution of Nepal, according to the Office of the President. Those appointed are Dr Ratna Bahadur Bagchand, Chandra Bahadur Saru, Janak Pandey and Gokarna Dangi. Before their appointments, Bagchand was chief judge of the Pokhara High Court; Saru and Pandey were judges at the Patan High Court's Hetauda Bench; and Dangi was chief judge of the Janakpur High Court's Birgunj Temporary Bench.