The Parliamentary Hearings Committee (PHC) unanimously approved the nomination of Bishwambhar Prasad Shrestha as the chief justice (CJ) of the Supreme Court on Monday. This action clears the path for President Ram Chandra Poudel to officially appoint him as the new chief justice.

KATHMANDU, Aug 6: Senior-most Justice at the Supreme Court, Bishwambhar Prasad Shrestha, took charge of the judiciary as acting chief justice on Sunday.