Chief Justice of Nepal
| Chief Justice of Nepal | |
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 प्रधान न्यायाधीश नेपाल | |
| Style | Right Hon'ble Chief Justice |
| Appointer | Presidential nomination with Parliament confirmation |
| Inaugural holder | Bahadur Sumsher Jung Bahadur Rana (10 August 1951) |
| Formation | Constitution of Nepal |
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The Chief Justice of Nepal (Nepali: प्रधान न्यायाधीश) is the head of the judicial branch of Nepal and the chief judge of the Supreme Court of Nepal. The Chief Justice is the highest judicial officer in the country, and acts as a chief administrative officer for all the judicial system.
The first Chief Justice was Justice General Bahadur Sumsher Jung Bahadur Rana. The 24th and current Chief Justice is Sushila Karki.
List of Chief Justices
The list of Chief Justices of Nepal are as follows:[1][2]
| No. | Name | Image | Term start | Term end | King/President |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hari Prasad Pradhan | King Tribhuvan | |||
| 2 | Anurudra Prasad Singh | King Mahendra | |||
| 3 | Hari Prasad Pradhan | King Mahendra | |||
| 4 | Bhagwati Prashad Singh | King Mahendra | |||
| 5 | Ratna Bahadur Bista | King Mahendra | |||
| 6 | Nayan Bahadur Khatri | King Birendra | |||
| 7 | Dhanendra Bahadur Singh | King Birendra | |||
| 8 | Bishwonath Upadhyaya | King Birendra | |||
| 9 | Surendra Prasad Singh | King Birendra | |||
| 10 | Trilok Pratap Rana | King Birendra | |||
| 11 | Om Bhakta Shrestha | King Birendra | |||
| 12 | Mohan Prasad Sharma | King Birendra | |||
| 13 | Keshav Prasad Upadhyaya | King Birendra | |||
| 14 | Kedar Nath Upadhyaya | King Gyanendra | |||
| 15 | Govinda Bahadur Shrestha | King Gyanendra | |||
| 16 | Hari Prasad Sharma | King Gyanendra | |||
| 17 | Dilip Kumar Poudel | Girija Prasad Koirala | |||
| 18 | Kedar Prasad Giri | King Gyanendra | |||
| 19 | Min Bahadur Rayamajhi | President Ram Baran Yadav | |||
| 20 | Anup Raj Sharma | President Ram Baran Yadav | |||
| 21 | Ram Prasad Shrestha | President Ram Baran Yadav | |||
| 22 | Khil Raj Regmi | 
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6 May 2011 | President Ram Baran Yadav | |
| 22 | Damodar Prasad Sharma | 11 April 2014 | President Ram Baran Yadav | ||
| 22 | Ram Kumar Prasad Shah | 10 October 2014 | President Ram Baran Yadav | ||
| 23 | Kalyan Shrestha[3] | 8 July 2015 | President Ram Baran Yadav | ||
| 24 | Sushila Karki | 13 April 2016 | President Bidya Devi Bhandari |
References
- ^ "RETIRED CHIEF JUSTICES". Supreme Court of Nepal. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
- ^ "EXISTING JUSTICES". Supreme Court of Nepal. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
- ^ "PHSC endorses Kalyan Shrestha as new Chief Justice". My Republica. Retrieved 29 June 2015.