Bharat Raj Upreti (July 8, 1950 – May 24, 2015) was a justice of the Supreme Court of Nepal and a senior advocate.

Career

Bharat Raj Upreti completed his Bachelor in Commerce (B.Com.) and Diploma in Law from

Tribhuwan University Tribhuvan University (TU; ne, त्रिभुवन विश्वविद्यालय) is a public university located in Kirtipur, Kathmandu. Established in 1959, TU is the oldest university in Nepal. In terms of enrollment, it is ...

. In 1980, Upreti obtained the degree of Master of Law (LL.M) from the

University of Pune Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU), formerly the University of Poona, is a collegiate public state university located in the city of Pune, India. It was established in 1949, and is spread over a campus in the neighbourhood of Ganeshk ...

, India. He enrolled as an Advocate by the Supreme Court of Nepal in 1977 (2033 B.S). Upreti also taught different subjects of commercial and constitutional Law at

, Faculty of Law for 21 years. He voluntarily retired in February 1995 as an associate professor. Upreti also served as visiting faculty at

Kathmandu University Kathmandu University (KU) ( ne, काठमाण्डौ विश्वविद्यालय) is a public autonomous university in Nepal. It is the third oldest university in Nepal, located in Dhulikhel of Kavrepalanchok District, about ...

. The Supreme Court of Nepal awarded the title of senior advocate in 2008 ( 2065 B.S). He was appointed as Ad-Hoc Justice of the Supreme Court on 22 January 2009 (9th, Magh 2065 B.S).

Death

Upreti committed suicide at his residence in Gyaneshwor, Kathmandu on May 24, 2015.

References

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