KATHMANDU, Nov 23: The Parliamentary Hearings Committee (PHC) has called a meeting on November 24 to proceed with the parliamentary hearings process of the High Court judges proposed for the vacant posts of Supreme Court (SC) justices.

The Parliamentary Hearings Committee (PHC) unanimously approved the nomination of Bishwambhar Prasad Shrestha as the chief justice (CJ) of the Supreme Court on Monday. This action clears the path for President Ram Chandra Poudel to officially appoint him as the new chief justice.

KATHMANDU, May 28: A meeting of the House of Representatives (HoR) on Sunday nominated 12 members of Parliament (MPs) in the Parliamentary Hearings Committee.

KATHMANDU, March 12: Initiating parliamentary hearings of ambassador designate to China, Mahendra Bahadur Pandey, on Wednesday, the  Parliamentary Hearings Committee (PHC) has called for complaints against him within ten days.

KATHMANDU, Jan 8: Laxmi Bahadur Nirala has been appointed as member of the Judicial Council (JC).

KATHMANDU, April 13: High profile individuals including a member of provincial assembly and a senior advocate have filed complaints at the Parliamentary Hearings Committee (PHC) against the nominees of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and Supreme Court justices.

KATHMANDU, April 1: A meeting of the Parliamentary Hearings Committee (PHC) called for the hearing of Dinesh Thapaliya, the candidate recommended for the post of chief election commissioner (CEC), was put off on Sunday after request from the lawmakers representing the main opposition party, Nepali Congress.

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.