Kathmandu, July 3 -- After the Supreme Court paved the way for the Public Service Commission to move ahead with its vacancy notice on Monday, the commission said the process to hire staff for local governments would continue as per the schedule published earlier.

The apex court has refused to issue an interim order to halt the recruitment process, saying that the commission issued the vacancy notice in accordance with the law. Over 400,000 people cannot be deprived of their right to sit for the exams, the court said.

Commission Chairman Umesh Mainali told the Post the commission had not halted the recruitment process before the court order and that the process would continue per the schedule.

"We will conduct exams and recommend candid...