The Parliamentary Hearing Committee of the Federal Parliament has unanimously approved the appointment of four judges to the Supreme Court.

The committee endorsed the nominations of Dr Ratna Bahadur Bagchand, chief judge of the Pokhara High Court; Chandra Bahadur Saru, a judge of the Patan High Court; Janak Pandey, a judge at the Hetauda bench of the Patan High Court; and Gokarna Dangi, a judge at the Birgunj bench of the Janakpur High Court.

The Judicial Council had recommended the four for appointment to the Supreme Court on October 6.

The committee began parliamentary hearings for all four nominees on November 5.

According to committee chair Bodh Narayan Shrestha, 13 complaints were filed against the proposed judges.

Under the constitutional provision, the president appoints Supreme Court judges after their nominations have been recommended by the Judicial Council and approved by the Parliamentary Hearing Committee.