KATHMANDU: The Parliamentary Hearing Special Committee (PHSC) under the Legislature-Parliament on Sunday unanimously endorsed the names of all 11 persons recommended for justices at the Supreme Court. A meeting of the Committee held this morning endorsed the names of Deepak Kumar Karki, Kedar Prasad Chalise, Sharada Prasad Ghimire, Meera Khadka, Hari Krishna Karki, Bishwambhar Prasad Shrestha, Ishwar Khatiwada, Ananda Mohan Bhattarai, Anil Kumar Sinha, Prakash Raut and Sapana Pradhan Malla for the SC justices. The Parliamentary panel had completed the hearing of six of the 11 newly-nominated SC justices Dipak Kumar Karki, Kedar Prasad Chalise, Sharada Prasad Ghimire, Meera Khadka, Hari Krishna Karki and Bishwambhar Prasad Shreshta on Wednesday. Similarly, the hearing of five other nominated justices Ishwar Khatiwada, Anand Mohan Bhattarai, Anil Kumar Sinha, Prakash Raut and Sapana Pradhan Malla was completed on Thursday. Among the 11 nominees, seven are sitting chief judges of various appellate courts and four are senior advocates—Hari Krishna Karki, Prakash Raut, Anil Kumar Sinha and Sapana Pradhan Malla. The Judicial Council on March 1 had nominated them for the SC justices. READ ALSO

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