The Judicial Council suspended Kathmandu District Court Judge Raj Kumar Koirala on Monday.
Koirala was dragged into controversy after the audio recording has been leaked to the media where he and lawyer Rudra Pokharel are heard discussing at what price Ichchha Raj Tamang, founder of Civil Savings and Credit Cooperatives Society Ltd, can be released.
The Judicial Council suspended him by forming a probe committee.
The notice about the formation of the probe committee was published in the Nepali Gazette on Monday.
