Constitutional Council recommended the senior-most Justice Prakash Man Singh Raut, for the post of the Chief Justice (CJ) of the SC

Kathmandu: Constitutional Council (CC) held on Monday has recommended the senior-most Justice of the Supreme Court (SC), Prakash Man Singh Raut, for the post of the Chief Justice (CJ) of the SC.

Deputy Speaker of the House of Representative Indira Rana Magar said that the meeting held at the Prime Minister’s official residence in Baluwatar has recommended the name of Raut for the next CJ.

The meeting chaired by Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli was attended by Chief Justice Bishwambhar Prasad Shrestha, Speaker of the House of Representatives Devraj Ghimire, Chairperson of the National Assembly Narayan Prasad Dahal, main opposition party leader Pushpa Kamal Dahal, and Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Indira Rana Magar.