Bishwonath Upadhyaya ( ne, विश्वनाथ उपाध्याय) (13 October 1930 – 30 January 2014) was the

Chief Justice of Nepal The Chief Justice of Nepal ( ne, 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 ...

from 1991 to 1995. He had previously served as chairman of the 1990

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drafting committee.

Early life

He was born in 1930 in Malangwa

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. He is survived by four sons, He was living with his eldest son in Kathmandu, His three other sons live in the US. He started his career in government service as legal officer in

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in 1955 and later entered the Ministry of Law.

Famous For

The apex court bench led by him reinstated the

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dissolved by then Prime Minister

Man Mohan Adhikari Man Mohan Adhikari (Magi) ( ne, मन मोहन अधिकारी 9 June 1920 – 26 April 1999) was the 31st Prime Minister of Nepal from 1994 to 1995, representing the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist). He is the ...

on 28 August 1995. The bench had a bench of 11 members which made its decision by a vote of eight to three. The parliament was dissolved by the

King Birendra Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev ( ne, श्री ५ महाराजाधिराज वीरेन्द्र वीर विक्रम शाह देव ) (28 December 1945 – 1 June 2001) was the tenth Shah Ruler and the King of N ...

at the recommendation of then prime minister

as a pre-emptive move to avert a no-confidence motion tabled by the opposition. Lawmakers from the communist party have been trying to file impeachment motions in the parliament against him. The

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has still been following the precedent set by him, he is known for his bold and proactive judge, when it comes to defining the issues of

and human rights.Ex-CJ Upadhyay cremated at Aryaghat
The Kathmandu Post. 31 January 2014. He headed the constitution drafting committee of 1990, is also credited for his role in evolving Nepal's judiciary as separate institution.

References

1930 births 2014 deaths Justices of the Supreme Court of Nepal People from Malangwa 20th-century Nepalese judges Chief justices of Nepal Nepal Law Campus alumni {{Nepal-law-bio-stub