Parliamentary hearing committee invites complaints against four Supreme Court nominees

The Parliamentary Hearing Committee has invited complaints against all four judges recommended for appointment to the Supreme Court.

At a meeting held at Singha Durbar on Monday, the committee decided to issue a 10-day public notice inviting complaints against the nominees, said committee chair Bodha Narayan Shrestha.

The committee secretariat has been instructed to publish the notice through public channels, Shrestha said.

The Judicial Council recommended the four judges for appointment to the Supreme Court on September 18. They are Ratna Bahadur Bagchand, chief judge of the Pokhara High Court, and High Court judges Chandra Bahadur Saru, Janak Pandey and Gokarna Dangi.