PHC conducts hearing on two proposed justices

Kathmandu, June 29: The Parliamentary Hearing Committee (PHC) has conducted hearing of two proposed justices of the Supreme Court today.     

The Committee conducted the hearing of Senior Advocate Megh Raj Pokharel and Chief Judge of High Court Janakpur, Shreekanta Poudel.     

Stating that there is a big gap between the theory and practical exercise, committee member Janardan Sharma shared the reality that development construction activities were affected while delivering decision by judiciary on the cases against the principle of separation of powers.     

Similarly, another member Shyam Kumar Ghimire commented that a tendency of keeping the political cases aside has increased.     

Likewise, committee members—Mahesh Kumar Bartaula, Gyanendra Bahadur Karki, Dol Prasad (DP) Aryal, Jag Prasad Sharma, Leela Shrestha and Sunita Baral raised various questions to the proposed justices.     

They stressed that justices should present themselves strongly to maintain good governance in the judiciary.     

A meeting of the Judicial Council held on June 13 had recommended Senior Advocate Pokharel, Judge Poudel and another Judge Shanti Singh Thapa for parliamentary hearing.(RSS)