Constitutional Council meeting underway

Kathmandu: The Constitutional Council is meeting to move forward with the process of appointing the next Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.

The meeting began at the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, Singha Durbar, under the chair of Prime Minister and Constitutional Council Chairperson Balendra Shah. According to the Council Secretariat, the main agenda of the meeting is to recommend the name for the appointment of the next Chief Justice.

The Council is likely to recommend the name today to end the long-standing leadership vacancy in the Supreme Court.

As members of the Constitutional Council, Speaker Dol Prasad Aryal, Chair of the National Assembly Narayan Prasad Dahal, Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Sobita Gautam, Leader of the Main Opposition in the House of Representatives Vishma Raj Angdembey and Deputy Speaker Ruby Kumari are participating in the meeting.

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