CC nominates Giri as next CJ; Upadhyaya to head NHRC
The meeting of the Constitutional Council held on Thursday morning has nominated Kedar Prasad Giri as the next Chief Justice (CJ).
As per the Article 103 of the Interim Constitution, Prime Minister appoints the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court on the recommendation of the Constitutional Council.
The current CJ Dilip Kumar Poudel will retire on September 7. Giri is the senior most judge at the Supreme Court.
Likewise, the CC meeting has also recommended appointing former CJ Kedar Nath Upadhyaya as the chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), according to Speaker Subas Nemwang, who is also a member of CC.
The CC has also picked nominees for the members of the NHRC. They include Ram Nagina Singh, Gauri Pradhan, Lila Pathak and Dr. KB Rokaya.
Meanwhile, Nemwang informed that next CC meeting will soon be held to recommend heads and members of other constitutional bodies like Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) and Public Service Commission (PSC). nepalnews.com sd Aug 30 07
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