The Chief Justice of Nepal ( ne, प्रधान न्यायाधीश) is the head of the

judicial branch The judiciary (also known as the judicial system, judicature, judicial branch, judiciative branch, and court or judiciary system) is the system of courts that adjudicates legal disputes/disagreements and interprets, defends, and applies the law ...

Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...

and the

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of the

Supreme Court of Nepal The Supreme Court of Nepal ( ne, सर्वोच्च अदालत) is the highest court in Nepal. It has appellate jurisdiction over decisions of the seven High Courts (including eleven Benches of the High Courts) and extraordinary origin ...

. The Chief Justice is the highest judicial officer in the country, and acts as a

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for all the judicial system. The current Chief Justice is Cholendra Shumsher Rana, who took over the role on 2 January 2019.

List of Chief Justices

''The list of Chief Justices of

are as follows:''

References

{{Government of Nepal * Lists of office-holders in Nepal 1951 establishments in Nepal

List of Chief Justices

See also

References