Kathmandu. Questions have been raised in the parliamentary hearing committee regarding the judicial impartiality and past judgments of Janak Pandey, proposed for the post of Supreme Court judge. In the meeting of the parliamentary hearing committee held at Singhdarbar on Saturday, Nepali Communist Party MP Barshaman Pun sought a clear answer on the potential conflict of interest as a case related to Pandey's wife is sub-judice in the Supreme Court.
Pun mentioned that a case related to Pandey's wife's alleged occupation of government land is sub-judice in the Supreme Court, and questions could arise regarding Pandey's role in that case after his appointment as a judge. He stated that although a clean chit was given in the corruption-related matter by the Special Court, both parties have appealed to the Supreme Court.
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