The Judicial Council has recommended five justices for the Supreme Court (SC). The council's meeting Tuesday morning has recommended two career judges and three advocates to the Apex Court.
Chief Justice of Patan High Court Prakash Dhungana and that of Surkhet High Court Sushma Lata Mathema, and senior advocate Kumar Regmi, and advocates Hari Phuyal and Manoj Kumar Sharma have been recommended for SC, according to communication officer at the council Tek Nath Gautam.
Regmi is considered close to the main opposition Nepali Congress (NC) and Phuyal close to the ruling CPN. Sharma is nephew of former chief justice (CJ) Damodar Sharma.
The then CJ Sharma had appointed his nephew as Appellate Court additional justice. He was relieved of duty after the Constitution promulgated in 2015 did not keep the position of additional justice. He had been practicing as an advocate since then.
The recommended persons will be appointed as SC justices if endorsed by the Parliamentary Hearing Committee.
Likewise, Deputy Attorney General Kiran Paudel, and SC Registrar Mahendra Nath Upadhyay, Secretary at the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Ramesh Dhakal have been recommended for High Court justices.
Neelam Paudel, who was Appellate Court additional justice in the past, Justice at Sarlahi District Court Rajesh Kumar Kafle, that at Rautahat Lekhnath Dhakal, Chitwan Kul Prasad Sharma, Bhaktapur Mohammad Junaid Aaazad, Lalitpur Balmukunda Dawadi, and Parsa Nagendra Lal Karna have also been recommended as High Court justices.
Seven advocates including Jagat Bahadur Thapa, Sarala Kumari Pandey, Bimala Subedi, Renuka Shah, Daal Kumar Khadka, Ujjwal Shukla and Nava Raj Thapaliya have also been recommended as High Court justices.
Those recommended as Appellate Court justices will be appointed by the chief justice.
