Kathmandu, 12 December :The Judicial Council (JC), which is headed by Chief Justice Cholendra SJB Rana, has begun searching for alternatives to the candidacy of Padam Prasad Baidik for appointment as a Supreme Court justice. “The meeting of the JC on Wednesday did not discuss Baidik’s candidacy and instead started searching for alternative candidates,” according to Republica daily. The front page story reveals that the JC meeting concluded shortly after it began and Chief Justice Rana was more concerned with the appointment and transfer of judicial staff than with discussing Baidik’s candidacy. People's News Monitoring Service