Kathmandu, June 16 : Parliamentary Hearing Committee of
the Federal Parliament has approved acting Chief Justice Hari Krishna Karki of
the Supreme Court as the next Chief Justice.
Name of acting Chief Justice Karki
was approved after Karki responded to queries raised by Committee members in
today's meeting of the Committee.
Senior most member of the
Committee, Pashupati Shumsher JB Rana, who chaired the meeting, said Karki's name
to the next CJ of the country was unanimously passed after the parliamentary
hearing.
He mentioned, "The
Constitutional Council unanimously endorsed the name of Karki, proposed for the
post of CJ of Nepal."
Earlier in the meeting, responding
to queries raised by Committee members, acting CJ Karki said the Supreme Court
has been carrying out activities keeping the issues of protection of
fundamental rights and rights to property guaranteed by the constitution in
priority.
Stating that SC is clear that
interlocutory order issued in context of some of cases should not be extended
for indefinite period, he shared justice should be provided on the basis of law
and evidence.
Acting CJ Karki further said,
"A judge cannot be the witness of the incident. It cannot be judged by
ignoring laws and evidences." (RSS)