Cholendra Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana () is a former chief justice of Nepal. He is the 29th Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court of Nepal
The Supreme Court of Nepal () is the highest court in Nepal. It is designated as the court of record by the Constitution of Nepal. It has appellate jurisdiction over decisions of the seven High Courts (including eleven Benches of the High Cour ...
. He has been appointed by President on the recommendation of Constitutional Council of
Nepal
Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China Ch ...
and oathed by
Bidhya Devi Bhandari
Bidya Devi Bhandari (, ; born 19 June 1961) is a Nepali former politician who served as the second president of Nepal from 2015 to 2023. She formerly served as the minister of defence and minister of environment and population.
She is the fir ...
,
President of Nepal
The president of Nepal (ISO: ) is the head of state of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal. The president is the nominal head of the executive,the first citizen of the country, and the supreme commander of the Nepalese Armed Forces. Ra ...
on 2 January 2019.
Career
Awards
*Maha Ujwaol Rastradeep awards from the President of Nepal in 2021
See also
*
Chief Justice of Nepal
The chief justice of Nepal () is the head of the judicial branch of Nepal and the chief judge
Chief judge may refer to:
In lower or circuit courts
The highest-ranking or most senior member of a lower court or circuit court with more than one j ...
*
Deepak Raj Joshee
*
Gopal Prasad Parajuli
References
External links
Supreme Court of Nepal
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Living people
1957 births
Nepalese Hindus
Chief justices of Nepal
Nepal Law Campus alumni