A meeting of the Parliamentary Hearing Committee has called for the submission of complaints, if any, against acting Chief Justice Hari Krishna Karki who has been recommended for the appointment to the post of Chief Justice. The meeting held today at Singha Durbar under the headship of its senior-most (by age) member Pashupati Shumsher Rana of Rastriya Prajatantra Party called for the registration of complaints, if there is any, against Karki or send it via email. The deadline for the submission of complaints is 10 days beginning today.

The Constitutional Council had, on May 8, recommended Karki for the appointment to the post of Chief Judge of the Supreme Court. The post has been lying vacant for around 15 months.

Speaker Devraj Ghimire and National Assembly Chair Ganesh Timilsina were present in the meeting that also endorsed the working procedures of the Committee.