Paudel elected SC Bar prez

KATHMANDU, July 7: Ram Prasad Paudel was elected as the president of Supreme Court Bar Association on Saturday. Paudel, who represents democratic panel, defeated his nearest rival Mahendra Kant Mainali of progressive panel by five votes.



Arvinda Kumar Singh has been elected as vice-president, Ekraj Pokharel as secretary and Raj Kumar Thapa as treasurer. [break]



Likewise, Bijay Singh Sijapati, Subhadra Uprety Sitaula, Mahendra Bahadur Shrestha, Rambandhu Sharma, Dharma Raj Regmi and Rishi Ram Sharma from the democratic panel, and Mukunda Prasad Paudel, Punya Prasad Dangal and Sadip Kharel from the progressive panel have been elected as members.

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