Chief Justice Prakash Man Singh Raut administered the oath of office and secrecy to the three newly appointed Justices of the Supreme Court.

At a programme held on the SC premises today, newly appointed Justices, Megh Raj Pokharel, Shreekanta Poudel and Shanti Singh Thapa took the oath of office and secrecy.

President Ram Chandra Paudel on Monday had appointed them as SC Justices after endorsement of the names from the Parliamentary Hearing Committee at the recommendation of the Judicial Council.

Shortly after taking the oath, all the newly appointed SC Justices assumed their office.

Meanwhile, CJ Raut, in the capacity of Council Chairperson, administered the oath of office and secrecy to newly appointed member of the Judicial Council, Mahesh Kumar Nepal.