Four New Justices Appointed to the Supreme Court
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Media Baaji
- Fri, 13 November 2026
Kathmandu. President Ramchandra Paudel has appointed four new justices to the Supreme Court. In accordance with Article 29, Subsection 2 of the Constitution of Nepal, and after the recommendation of the Judicial Council and the approval of the Parliamentary Hearing Committee, he appointed chief justices and judges from the high courts to the post of justice of the Supreme Court.
Those appointed are Dr. Ratna Bahadur Bagchand, Chief Justice of the High Court Pokhara; Judge Chandra Bahadur Saru of the High Court Patan; Judge Janak Pandey of the High Court Patan Hetauda Bench; and Judge Gokarna Dangi of the High Court Janakpur Temporary Bench, Birgunj. The meeting of the Judicial Council held on the 20th of Ashoj last year recommended them for the post of justice of the Supreme Court, and on the 21st of Kartik, the Parliamentary Hearing Committee unanimously approved their names.
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