KATHMANDU: The Supreme Court (SC) has issued an order to seek the decision of the Judicial Council to appoint High Court Judge Lekhnath Dhakal.

It may be noted that Judge Dhakal has been charged of taking bribe from a service recipient.

A single bench of Justice Bam Kumar Shrestha handed down the order today, seeking the decision of the Council to appoint Dhaka as the judge of the high court. He has been charged of taking Rs. 1.8 million in bribe from a service recipient.