Parliamentary Hearing Committee endorses four nominees for Supreme Court judges

KATHMANDU: The Parliamentary Hearing Committee of the Federal Parliament has endorsed the appointment of four nominees as judges of the Supreme Court (SC), clearing the way for their formal appointment.

A meeting of the Committee on Friday approved the nominations of Dr Ratna Bahadur Bagchand, Chief Judge of the Pokhara High Court; Chandra Bahadur Saru, a judge at the Patan High Court; Janak Pandey, a judge at the Hetauda Bench of the Patan High Court; and Gokarna Dangi, a judge at the Birgunj Bench of the Janakpur High Court.