The Prime Minister's Secretariat has informed that the Constitutional Council convened by Prime Minister Balendra Shah has begun shortly before.
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The Constitutional Council meeting has begun.
The Constitutional Council convened by Prime Minister Balendra Shah has begun a while ago, the Prime Minister's Secretariat has informed.
The agenda of the council meeting is to recommend the Chief Justice of the vacant Supreme Court. After the retirement of the then Chief Justice Prakash Man Singh Raut, the Supreme Court is running on the basis of an acting Chief Justice.
Senior Justice Sapana Pradhan Malla is leading the court in an acting capacity. The Judicial Council had earlier sent a roster of six permanent judges of the Supreme Court who are qualified for the post of Chief Justice. The Constitutional Council will recommend the future Chief Justice from the same roster. On 26 Falgun, the Judicial Council had sent the names of the senior-most Supreme Court judges Malla, Kumar Regmi, Hari Prasad Phuyal, Manoj Kumar Sharma, Nahakul Subedi and Til Prasad Shrestha for the future Chief Justice.
The Constitutional Council consists of the Prime Minister, Speaker, Speaker of the National Assembly, Leader of the Opposition, Deputy Speaker and Law Minister.
