Gopal Parajuli (born 28 April 1953) was the former and 27th

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 ...

. He was born in

Tanahun Tanahun District ( , or ), a part of Gandaki Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district lies in central Nepal, with Damauli as its district headquarters. It covers an area of and has a population (2011) of 323,288. ...

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 ...

. Inconsistencies in his birth date due to multiple records showing multiple dates led to his removal on 14 March 2018 by the Judicial Council citing he should have retired on 5 August 2017. Even after his dismissal, he resigned from his post to the President on 15 March 2018.

Career

He was born on

Date of birth controversy

Four different date of births have surfaced and he reversed the decision made by previous Chief Justice

Sushila Karki Sushila Karki () (born 7 June 1952 in Biratnagar) is a Nepalese jurist. She is the former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nepal and the only woman to have held the post. Karki became Chief Justice on 11 July 2016. The Constitutional Coun ...

to extend his tenure as Chief Justice

Professional career

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Parajuli, Gopal Prasad 20th-century Nepalese judges Living people 1953 births People from Tanahun District Chief justices of Nepal Nepal Law Campus alumni 21st-century Nepalese judges