4 newly-appointed chief judges sworn in

KATHMANDU: Chief Justice Gopal Parajuli today administered the oath of office and secrecy to the four newly-appointed chief judges of the High Court amid a programme at the premises of the Supreme Court (SC).

The judges, who were sworn in, include Nahakul Subedi, Udaya Prakash Chapagain, Yagya Prasad Basyal, and Hari Kumar Pokharel.

They were appointed as chief judges of the High Court at the recommendation of the Judicial Council.

Subedi has been posted at the High Court in Tulsipur-Dang, while Chapagain at the High Court in Janakpur, Basyal at the High Court in Dipayal, and Pokharel at the High Court in Surkhet.