KATHMANDU: A meeting of the Parliamentary Hearing Committee today has called for the submission of complaints, if any, against Acting Chief Justice Harikrishna Karki who has been recommended for appointment to the post of Chief Justice.

A meeting of the Committee held today at Singha Durbar under the chair of its senior-most (by age) member Pashupati Shumsher Rana of Rastriya Prajatantra Party called for the registration of complaints if there are any, against Karki or send via email.

The deadline for the submission of complaints is 10 days beginning today.

The Constitutional Council had, on May 8, recommended Karki for the appointment on the post of Chief Judge of the Supreme Court. The post has been lying vacant since around 15 months.

Speaker Devraj Ghimire and National Assembly Chair Ganesh Timilsina were present in the meeting that also endorsed the working procedures of the Committee.