SC extends condolences

Kathmandu Feb 10-The full meeting of the Supreme Court condoled the demise of former judge at the Supreme Court Jogendra Prasad Shribastav and extended heartfelt sympathies to the members of the bereaved family.

Shribastav passed away at the age of 94, at his house at Mitrapark, Wednesday evening.

He had started his career in judicial service in 2015 BS and worked for a long time in the same field. Recently, he was spending his retired life and was sick for some time.

After his retirement, he had undertaken his responsibility as the chairman of the Constituency Fixation Commission in the first and second elections after the restoration of democracy.

He was honoured with the Gorkha Dakshin Bahu Second, Trishakti Patta, Shuva Rajyabhishek Padak and other medals.The late Shribastav has a wife, two sons and two daughters.

His funeral rites were performed at Pashupati Aryaghat, today.