Deepak Kumar Karki is acting CJ

KATHMANDU, Feb 13: Senior Justice Deep Kumar Karki has been appointed the acting Chief Justice (CJ) of the Supreme Court following a registration of an impeachment motion against CJ Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana.

With the registration of an impeachment motion, CJ Rana was suspended. As per the constitutional provision, a person who is charged with impeachment is barred to discharge the duties of his or her office.