Kathmandu, November 10: Nripadwaj Niraula and Nityanand Pandey have been appointed as judges of the Supreme Court following the approval from the Parliamentary Hearing Committee.

President Ram Chandra Poudel on Sunday (today) appointed Niraula and Pandey as judges of the Supreme Court. Justice Niraula was earlier the Chief Justice of Patna High Court and Justice Pandey was the Chief Justice of Tulsipur High Court.

"Nripadwaj Niraula and Nityanand Pandey have been appointed as judges of the Supreme Court on the recommendation of the Judicial Council in accordance with sub-section (2) of Article 129 of the Constitution of Nepal," the letter from the President's office stated.

People's New Monitoring Service.