KATHMANDU: Supreme Court's senior Justice Sushila Karki assumed the post of Acting Chief Justice on Thursday, becoming the first woman holding the top post in country's judiciary.

She assumed the post of Acting CJ in capacity of the most senior Justice replacing the outgoing CJ Kalyan Shrestha, who retired on April 12 due to the age limit.

The Constitutional Council on April 10 had recommended Karki for the appointment to the post of CJ.

A parliamentary hearing on the CC recommendation on the appointment of Karki is awaited.