Senior ADV Adhikari elected chair for Supreme Court Bar Association

KATHMANDU: Senior advocate Khagendra Prasad Adhikari has been elected the chair of Supreme Court Bar Association.

In the election held on Saturday, Adhikari mustered 303 votes while his nearest contender Damodar Khadka got 243 votes, according to election official Narayan Prasad Prasain.

Likewise, Raju Khadka was elected the Vice-chair, Shubhan Raj Acharya the Secretary, Poornima Rimal Guragain the Joint-secretary and Saroj Krishna Ghimire the Treasurer.

Similarly, Kiran Kumari Gupta was elected the Women Member while the members of the new executive committee are Raju Acharya, Rajaram Upadhyaya, Pushpa Raj Poudel, Dipendra Kumar Rai, Ramesh Maharjan, Bhuvan Prasad Kafley, Kalyan Pokharel and Santosh Kumar Mahato.