Opposition Parties Criticize Chief Justice Recommendation

Kathmandu. Opposition parties have objected after the tradition of recommending the Chief Justice was broken for the first time.

In the Constitutional Council meeting held at Singh Durbar on Thursday, Chairman and Prime Minister Balendra (Balen) Shah proposed Dr. Manoj Sharma, who was ranked fourth, breaking the past tradition of appointing the senior-most judge as the Chief Justice. Sharma was recommended as the Chief Justice amidst the disagreement of National Assembly Chairman Narayan Prasad Dahal and Leader of the Opposition Bhishma Raj Angdembe with Balen's proposal.