CJ’s Role In Uplifting Judiciary

President Ram Chandra Paudel appointed the Supreme Court's senior-most judge, Prakashman Singh Raut, Chief Justice of Nepal in accordance with Article 129 (2) of the constitution, replacing outgoing CJ Biswhambhar Prasad Shrestha. Raut had been nominated for the role after the Parliamentary Hearing Committee unanimously approving his candidacy. After his appointment as the head of Nepal’s judiciary, attention is drawn towards his expected performance in enhancing the paramount role of the judiciary.