President Paudel Appoints Four Judges at Supreme Court

President Ramchandra Paudel has appointed four judges as the Supreme Court justices.

The Head-of-State appointed the Chief Judge and judges of the High Court as the justices at the Supreme Court, in accordance with Article 129, Sub-Article (2) of the Constitution of Nepal and at the recommendation of the Judicial Council.

Those appointed as the Supreme Court justices are Dr Ratna Bahadur Bagchand, Chandra Bahadur Saru, Janak Pandey and Gokarna Dangi, the Office of the President stated.

Dr Bagchand was the Chief Judge of the High Court Pokhara while Saru and Pandey were the Judges at the High Court Patan (Hetauda Bench) and Dangi was the Chief Judge at the High Court Janakpur (Temporary Bench Birgunj).