The Nepali Constitutional Council Thursday nominated Kedar Prasad Giri as next chief justice.
The meeting of the Constitutional Council held on Thursday morning recommended Giri for the post as the incumbent Chief Justice Dilip Kumar Paudel is retiring on Sept. 7.
As per the Article 103 of the Interim Constitution, the prime minister appoints the chief justice of the Supreme Court on the recommendation of the Constitutional Council.
The Constitutional Council meeting was held at Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala's official residence at Baluwatar, Kathmandu.
the Nepali Constitutional Council is headed by the prime minister, and includes the house speaker, the chief justice, the law minister and other three ministers.
Source: Xinhua
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