The Parliamentary Hearing Committee unanimously endorsed Bishowambhar Prasad Shrestha as the Chief Justice.

A meeting of the Committee held in Singha Durbar on Monday made a decision to unanimously endorse the name of Shrestha.

Janata Samajbadi Party lawmaker and Committee member Prakash Adhikari informed that the name of Shrestha has been unanimously endorsed as the Chief Justice.

“The Parliamentary Hearing Committee unanimously endorsed Shrestha as the Chief Justice. Now, the government will make preparations to administer the oath of office and secrecy,” he said.

Shrestha had presented his action plan before the Committee.

Prior to this, the Committee had addressed the complaints it received against the proposed Chief Justice.

As per the constitutional provision, the recommendation for the appointment of Chief Justice shall be made by the Constitutional Council and it requires to be endorsed by the Parliamentary Hearing Committee before the President makes appointment to the post.

Shrestha has been taking charge of the acting Chief Justice since August 5 after erstwhile Chief Justice Hari Krishna Karki was retired due to age-limit.

The Constitutional Council on August 3 had nominated the senior-most Judge of the Supreme Court Shrestha (63) as the Chief Justice.  

The Committee on August 9 had sought complaints, if any, against the proposed Chief Justice, and it had received three complaints.  

The complaint was required to be in decent language and supported by evidence.

Born in Doti in 1959, he had joined the government service as the section officer in 1981.