Bhagwati Prashad Singh was a Nepalese judge who served as 4th

Chief Justice of Nepal The Chief Justice of Nepal ( ne, प्रधान न्यायाधीश) is the head of the Judiciary, judicial branch of Nepal and the chief justice, chief judge of the Supreme Court of Nepal. The Chief Justice is the highest judicial o ...

, in office from 9 April 1964 to 10 July 1970. He was appointed by the then-king of

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. Singh was preceded by

Hari Prasad Pradhan Hari Prasad Pradhan was a Nepalese judge who served as 1st and 3rd Chief Justice of Nepal The Chief Justice of Nepal ( ne, प्रधान न्यायाधीश) is the head of the Judiciary, judicial branch of Nepal and the chief j ...

and succeeded by

Ratna Bahadur Bista Ratna Bahadur Bista (1910–1990) was the fifth Chief Justice of Nepal. He was born in Dadeldhura to an aristocratic family that was given land grants in Sudurpashchim Province circa 1911 during a hunting trip by King George V of the United Kin ...

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