President appoints four new Supreme Court justices

President Ramchandra Paudel has appointed four justices to the Supreme Court on the recommendation of the Judicial Council, in accordance with Article 129(2) of the Constitution. The appointments follow approval by the Parliamentary Hearing Committee.

The four justices are Ratna Bahadur Bagchand, Chandra Bahadur Saru, Janak Pandey and Gokarna Dangi. According to the Office of the President, all four appointees previously served as chief judges or judges of high courts.

Chief Justice Manoj Kumar Sharma will administer their oaths of office and assign them cases. The new justices are scheduled to begin work on Monday.