Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana

Cholendra Shumsher JBR (Nepali: चोलेन्द्र शम्शेर ज.ब.रा.) is a Nepali jurist. He is the 29th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nepal.[1] He has been appointed by Judicial Council of Nepal and oathed by Bidhya Devi Bhandari, President of Nepal on 2 January 2019.[2][3]

Right Honourable

Cholendra Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
चोलेन्द्र शम्शेर
27th in Chief Justice of Nepal
Assumed office
2 Jan 2019
Appointed byJudicial Council of Nepal
Preceded byOm Prakash Mishra
Personal details
Born (1957-12-13) 13 December 1957
Kathmandu Ward no. 32, Kalikasthan
Nationality   Nepal
EducationLLB
Alma materTribhuvan University

Academic qualification
Degree University/Board Year
Bachelor of Laws (LLB)[4] Nepal Law Campus, Tribhuvan University, Nepal 1979

He speaks Nepali (native) and (spoken and written), English (spoken and written) and Hindi (spoken and written).

Career
Designation Organization/Institution Tenure Period
Chief Justice Supreme Court of Nepal 2 January 2019 – Present
Justice Supreme Court of Nepal 27 May 2014 – 2 January 2019
Acting Chief Judge Appellate Court Butwal 15 April 2013 – 27 May 2014
Judge Appellate Court Butwal 20 March 2013 – 15 April 2013
Judge Appellate Court Rajbiraj 8 August 2011 – 20 March 2013
Judge Appellate Court Pokhara 26 February 2009 – 8 August 2011
Judge Appellate Court Dipayal 23 September 2008 – 26 February 2009
Member Special Court 26 January 2006 – 23 September 2008
Judge Appellate Court Surkhet 12 April 2005 – 26 January 2006
Additional Judge Various Appellate Court 15 April 1996 – 12 April 2005
Advocate (Legal Practice) - 22 November 1979 – 10 April 1996
  • 29th LAWASIA Conference and Meeting of Chief Justices, Sri Lanka, 2016.
  • Observation Visit of Legal System of Thailand, 2016.
  • Seminar on Case Management and Mediation, Japan, 2015.
  • Conference on Judicial Development for High Level Officials of Nepal, Korea, 2013.

See also

References
  1. "Right Honorable Mr. CHOLENDRA SHUMSHER JBR". supremecourt.gov.np. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  2. "Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana confirmed as Chief Justice". The Himalayan Times. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  3. "PHC endorses Cholendra Shumsher as next Chief Justice". My Republica. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  4. "President administers oath to newly appointed Chief Justice Rana". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 9 September 2019.


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