President administers oath of office to Chief Justice

Kathmandu, Oct 6: President Ramchandra Paudel has administered the oath of office and secrecy to the newly-appointed Chief Justice Prakashman Singh Raut amidst a ceremony organised at the Office of the President, Shital Niwas today.

Vice President Ramsahay Prasad Yadav, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, Speaker Devraj Ghimire, National Assembly Chair Narayan Prasad Dahal, the Deputy Prime Ministers, the Deputy Speaker, Ministers, the Supreme Court justices, heads of constitutional bodies, chiefs of the security agencies and other high-ranking officials were present on the occasion.

President Paudel had appointed Raut as the Chief Justice this morning.