According to the Interim Constitution, the Constitutional Council first recommends its choice for chief justice which requires a confirmation from the committee later.
Rayamajhee, during the hearing, announced his plan for transparency in judicial proceeding. “I have planned to fix close circuit televisions in all the chambers of the courts based in the valley. This will begin from my court chamber at the Supreme Court,” Rayamajhee, 64, said.
Replying to questions from lawmakers on judicial delay, Rayamajhee blamed for old laws. “I need your held to update the old laws,” confident-looking Rayamajhee said showing his hands toward to the lawmakers.
On corruption questions in judiciary, Rayamajhee said, “I do not claim that judiciary and courts are clean. But there are also clean people in the judiciary.”
He also offered a plan to partially address the corruption charge on the judiciary. “The new code of conduct for judges is being enforced. The code of conduct will address 99 percent complaints against judiciary and judges,” he said during the hearing. “I am going to set up an effective mechanism to address such complaints.”
When asked for his view on the structure of judiciary in federalism that the country has set to adopt, Rayamajhee strongly said that “integrated” judiciary best suits to the small country like Nepal.
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