President Ramchandra Poudel has appointed two new justices to Nepal’s Supreme Court.

Acting upon the recommendation of the Judicial Council and following the approval from the Parliamentary Hearing Committee, President Poudel appointed Nripadhwaj Niraula and Nityananda Pandey as justices of the Supreme Court.

The appointments were confirmed on Sunday, as stated by Shailaja Regmi Bhattarai, spokesperson for the Office of the President. The decision was made under Article 129, Clause (2) of the Constitution of Nepal, which grants the President authority to appoint Supreme Court justices based on the Judicial Council's recommendation.

Prior to their appointments, Niraula served as Chief Judge at Patan High Court, while Pandey held the same role at the Tulsipur High Court.

The Parliamentary Hearing Committee, on November 8, endorsed the names of Niroula and Pandey as Supreme Court justices.

The Judicial Council nominated them as Supreme Court justices on September 27. Niroula and Pandey are currently chief judges at the Patan High Court and the Tulsipur High Court, respectively.