KATHMANDU, Jan 2: New Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana has said his decision to relieve Supreme Court's senior-most judge Deepak Raj Joshee from daily assignment is for increasing people's trust towards the judiciary.

KATHMANDU, Nov 29: Politicians representing the ruling and opposition parties have given mixed reaction to the Judicial Council’s recommendation for the next chief justice.

KATHMANDU, Nov 28: Beginning the process to appoint the next chief justice, the Judicial Council (JC) secretariat has recommended seniormost justice Deepak Raj Joshee and justice Cholendra SJB Rana for the top post.

KATHMANDU, Oct 15: The senior- most justice of the Supreme Court (SC), Deepak Raj Joshee, skipped a tea reception hosted by Chief Justice (CJ) Om Prakash Mishra at his official residence in Baluwatar on Sunday.

KATHMANDU, Sept 27: Supreme Court's senior-most justice Deepak Raj Joshee, who resumed office on September 11 after being rejected by the Parliamentary Hearings Committee (PHC) for the position of chief justice, has gone on leave yet again.

KATHMANDU, Sept 23: Main opposition party, Nepali Congress (NC) has shown dissatisfaction with government’s intent to impeach Justice Deepak Raj Joshee.

KATHMANDU, Sept 22: Ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has decided to pile pressure on seniormost justice Deepak Raj Joshee to resign, prior to bringing an impeachment motion against him in parliament.

KATHMANDU, Sept 21: At a time when lawmakers of the ruling Communist Party of Nepal (CPN) are pressuring him to resign or face impeachment, seniormost Supreme Court Justice Deepak Raj Joshee said on Thursday that he is in no mood to resign.

KATHMANDU, Sept 12: The senior-most justice at the Supreme Court (SC), Deepak Raj Joshee, who was rejected by the Parliamentary Hearing Committee (PHC) as the Chief Justice, resumed office from Tuesday, after a month-long leave.