Kedar Nath Upadhyay was a Nepalese judge who served as 14th

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 6 December 2002 to 21 January 2004. He was appointed by the then-

Prime Minister of Nepal The Prime Minister of Nepal ( ne, नेपालको प्रधानमन्त्री) is the head of government of Nepal. The Prime Minister is the head of the Council of Ministers of Nepal and the chief adviser to the President of N ...

Girija Prasad Koirala Nepal Ratna Girija Prasad Koirala ( ne, गिरिजाप्रसाद कोइराला ; 4 July 1924 – 20 March 2010), affectionately known as Girija Babu, was a Nepalese politician. He headed the Nepali Congress and served as the ...

. Upadhyay was preceded by

Keshav Prasad Upadhyaya Keshav Prasad Upadhyaya was a Nepalese judge who served as 13th Chief Justice of Nepal, in office from 16 December 1999 to 5 December 2002. He was appointed by the then-king of Nepal, Birendra. Upadhyaya was preceded by Mohan Prasad Sharma ...

and succeeded by

Govinda Bahadur Shrestha Govinda Bahadur Shrestha (1939 - November 12, 2016) was the 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, ch ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Upadhyay, Kedar Nath 1939 births Justices of the Supreme Court of Nepal Chief justices of Nepal Living people 20th-century Nepalese judges Patna University alumni 21st-century Nepalese lawyers