Kathmandu, July 8 -- Three newly appointed Supreme Court justices took the oath of office and secrecy on Tuesday before Chief Justice Prakash Man Singh Raut.

Justices Meghraj Pokharel, Shreekant Paudel and Shanti Singh Thapa were administered the oath during a swearing-in ceremony held at the Supreme Court. All three were assigned to their benches immediately after the ceremony through a lottery system.

Pokharel will share a joint bench with Justice Binod Sharma, Paudel with Justice Manoj Kumar Sharma, and Thapa with Justice Kumar Chudal.

The Judicial Council had recommended their names on June 10. President Ramchandra Paudel appointed them to the apex court on Monday evening following the endorsement by the Parliamentary Hearing Commi...