KATHMANDU, April 4: The Parliamentary Hearing Committee (PHSC) has called for complaints against the five justices that have been recommended to the Supreme Court.

KATHMANDU, Jan 1: A meeting of the Parliamentary Hearing Committee (PHC) held on Tuesday endorsed the name of senior Justice Cholendra Shumsher Rana as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.

Dec 9: 6 things to know by 6 PM today

December 9, 2018 18:00 pm

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KATHMANDU, Sept 20: A parliamentary hearing for newly recommended Chief Commissioner of the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) Nabin Ghimire has begun in Singha Durbar.

KATHMANDU, Sept 20: The Parliamentary Hearing of Special Committee (PHSC) meeting is scheduled to hear newly recommended Chief Commissioner of the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) Nabin Ghimire on Thursday.

KATHMANDU, Sept 7: A Parliamentary Hearing Special Committee (PHSC) meeting scheduled for Monday will take decision on whether to endorse the name of Om Prakash Mishra as the Chief Justice of Supreme Court.

KATHMANDU, Aug 4: Acting Chief Justice Deepak Raj Joshee has dubbed the Parliamentary Hearing Special Committee’s decision as an act of injustice to him.

KATHMANDU, Aug 3: There are various criticisms arising after Parliamentary Hearing Special Committee (PHSC) turned down the name of acting Chief Justice Deepak Raj Joshee for the post of the new chief justice.

KATHMANDU, Aug 3: A meeting of the Parliamentary Hearing Special Committee (PHSC) has turned the name of Deepak Raj Joshee for the post of chief justice by two-thirds majority of votes on Friday.

KATHMANDU, Aug 3: A meeting of Parliamentary Hearing Special Committee has turned down the name of acting Chief Justice Deepak Raj Joshee for the post of Chief Justice.

KATHMANDU, Aug 3: Members of Nepali Congress have boycotted the meeting of the Parliamentary Hearing Special Committee (PHSC) over the chief justice appointment row.

KATHMANDU, Aug 3: A meeting of the Parliamentary Hearing Special Committee (PHSC ) scheduled for today to decide the fate of chief justice nominee Deepak Raj Joshee has been postponed for 15 minutes.

KATHMANDU, Aug 3: A meeting of the Parliamentary Hearing Special Committee (PHSC) is taking place in Singha Durbar on Thursday. The meeting is expected to decide the fate of Chief Justice nominee Deepak Raj Joshee today.

KATHMANDU, Aug 1: The meeting of Parliamentary Hearing Special Committee (PHSC) held at Singha Durbar has yet again failed to decide the fate of acting Chief Justice Deepak Raj Joshi as the new chief justice of the country.

PHSC meet begins at Singha Durbar

August 1, 2018 18:04 pm

KATHMANDU, Aug 1: A meeting of the Parliamentary Hearing Special Committee (PHSC) has started at Singha Durbar. The meeting is likely to decide the fate of acting Chief Justice Deepak Raj Joshi as the new chief justice of the country.

KATHMANDU, Aug 1: The meeting of Parliamentary Hearing Special Committee (PHSC) has been delayed.  The meeting which was scheduled for 3.30 pm on Wednesday afternoon could not start its official meeting. However, it has been learned that the members are holding informal meetings.

PSOs for PHSC members

August 1, 2018 11:48 am

KATHMANDU, Aug 1: Following recommendations from the District Security Committee, Nepal Police has deployed one Personal Security Officer to each of the members of the Parliamentary Hearing Special Committee (PHSC).

KATHMANDU, July 30: The Parliamentary Hearing Special Committee (PHSC) has yet again failed to endorse acting Chief Justice Deepak Raj Joshee as the country’s new chief justice.

PHSC may take decision on CJ today

July 30, 2018 06:00 am

KATHMANDU, July 30: The Parliamentary Hearings Special Committee (PHSC) may take a decision Monday on whether to endorse the name of acting Chief Justice Deepak Raj Joshee as the Chief Justice (CJ) of the Supreme Court.

KATHMANDU, July 27: The Parliamentary Hearings Special Committee (PHSC) has prolonged its decision making in the hearings for chief justice nominee Deepak Raj Joshee, after questions arose over his School Leaving Certificate.

KATHMANDU, July 27: Parliamentary Hearing Special Committee (PHSC) is likely to endorse acting chief justice Deepak Raj Joshee as chief justice of the Supreme Court on Friday. The PHSC that conducted Joshee’s hearings on Thursday decided to hold further discussions on the same matter on Friday. On Thursday nominee for chief justice Joshee presented his plans to run the apex court during his tenure.

KATHMANDU, July 26: The Parliamentary Hearing Special Committee (PHSC) has concluded hearing for acting Chief Justice Deepak Raj Joshi on Thursday. The PHSC will give its decision on Friday.

KATHMANDU, July 26: The Parliamentary Hearing Special Committee (PHSC) has started conducting hearing for acting Chief Justice Deepak Raj Joshi on Thursday.

KATHMANDU, July 26: The Parliamentary Hearings Special Committee (PHSC) has prepared 20 questions to ask the chief justice nominee Deepak Raj Joshee during his hearing on Thursday. Joshee is scheduled to face parliamentary hearing at 1 pm at parliament secretariat, Singha Durbar.

PHSC to prepare working procedure

July 11, 2018 06:48 am

KATHMANDU, July 11: The Parliamentary Hearings Special Committee (PHSC) has commenced its work by forming a three-member taskforce to formulate its working procedure on Tuesday.

KATHMANDU, July 10: Parliamentary Hearing Special Committee (PHSC) formed under the Federal Parliament has formed a three-member sub-committee to prepare working procedure within three days.

KATHMANDU, July 16: The Parliamentary Hearing Special Committee (PHSC) has unanimously endorsed the name of Gopal Parajuli for the post of Chief Justice on Sunday.

KATHMANDU, May 21: Parliamentary Hearing Special Committee(PHSC) has endorsed recommended chiefs of Commissioner of Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) and Financial Comptroller General Office (FCGO).

KATHMANDU, May 21: Parliamentary Hearing Special Committee(PHSC) has conducted public hearing as part of process of assessing eligibility of recommended chiefs of Commissioner of Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) and Financial Comptroller General Office (FCGO).

KATHMANDU, May 7: Parliamentary Hearing Special Committee has decided to complete the hearing process of the recommended envoy to Spain, Bharat Rayamajhi, only after the completion of local level election on May 14.

KATHMANDU, March 22: The Parliamentary Hearing Special Committee (PHSC) has endorsed the names for ambassadors to 12 countries unanimously.

KATHMANDU, Jan 5: The Parliamentary Hearing Special Committee (PHSC) has decided to issue a notice for the parliamentary hearings of two chief judges of the High Court for appointment as the Supreme Court justices.

KATHMANDU,, Sept 28: The Parliamentary Hearing Special Committee (PHSC) today carried out the hearing of ambassadors designate to India and China.

KATHMANDU, Sept 21: The Parliamentary Hearings Special Committee (PHSC) has scheduled hearings next week for envoys recommended for India and China.

KATHMANDU, Aug 4: The Parliamentary Hearing Special Committee (PHSC) of the Legislature-Parliament on Thursday conducted the hearing of Lok Bahadur Thapa, the proposed ambassador to the European Union and Belgium.

KATHMANDU, Aug 2: The Parliamentary Hearings Special Committee (PHSC) has directed the government not to take any decision regarding names recommended for various positions before the House panel completes its hearings process.

KATHMANDU, Aug 1: The Parliamentary Hearing Special Committee (PHSC) has directed the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers and the Ministry of Foreign Ministry (MoFA) not to forward the agreemo related to the proposed ambassadors until the conclusion of the parliamentary hearing process.

PHSC confirms 11 justice nominees

August 1, 2016 01:10 am

KATHMANDU, Aug 1: Parliamentary Hearings Special Committee (PHSC) has unanimously confirmed the 11 nominees for Supreme Court justices on Sunday.

KATHMANDU, July 30: The dateline to appoint proposed 11 Justices will expire on Sunday as the meeting of Parliamentary Hearing Special Committee (PHSC) under the Legislature-Parliament slated for Sunday is set to decide on the appropriateness of the appointment.

KATHMANDU, July 30: Parliamentary Hearings Special Committee (PHSC) has decided to start hearings process of the 22 nominees for the ambassadorial posts for various countries.

KATHMANDU, July 16: The scheduled hearing for the recommended justices to the Supreme Court said to begin from Sunday has been postponed on saturday.

KATHMANDU, July 10: The Parliamentary Hearing Special Committee (PHSC) on Sunday endorsed the nomination of Acting Chief JusticeSushila Karki as Chief Justice (CJ).

KATHMANDU, July 8:  A meeting of the Parliamentary Hearing Special Committee (PHSC) has unanimously approved the name of Dr Ayodhee Prasad Yadav as the Chief Election Commissioner on Friday.

KATHMANDU, July 7: The Parliamentary Hearing Special Committee (PHSC) is to conduct the parliamentary hearing of Ayodhi Prasad Yadav, who has been proposed for appointment to the Chief Election Commissioner.

KATHMANDU, July 6: The Parliamentary Hearings Special Committee (PHSC) has started studying complaints registered at the committee against the chief justice and chief election commissioner nominees from Tuesday.

PHSC takes steps to begin hearings

June 24, 2016 00:50 am

KATHMANDU, June 24:Soon after endorsing its work procedure on Thursday, Parliamentary Hearings Special Committee (PHSC) has initiated the process for conducting hearings on long-pending recommendations for various constitutional positions.

KATHMANDU, June 23: The Parliamentary Hearing Special Committee under the Legislature-Parliament has decided to forward the hearing process halted since long. Thursday’s meeting of the PHSC decided to forward the hearing process of proposed chief justice, justices, chief election commissioner and ambassadors.

Gurung elected PHSC chair

June 23, 2016 01:34 am

KATHMANDU, June 23: Newly elected chairman of the Parliamentary Hearings Special Committee (PHSC) Kul Bahadur Gurung said that the House panel will start the pending hearings for the appointment of chief justice, chief election commissioner, Supreme Court justices and ambassadors soon.

KATHMANDU, June 22: Newly-elected Chairperson of the Parliamentary Hearing Special Committee Kul Bahadur Gurung has said the stalled parliamentary hearings for endorsing major appointments including that of justices would make a headway.

KATHMANDU, June 22: Nepali Congress leader Kul Bahadur Gurung has been elected as chairman of the Parliamentary Hearing Special Committee (PHSC) on Wednesday.