List of sitting judges of the Supreme Court of Nepal

This is a list of judges of the Supreme Court of Nepal, the highest court in Nepal. The list is ordered according to seniority. There are currently 19 judges (including the Chief Justice) and maximum possible strength is 21. As per the Constitution of Nepal, judges of the Supreme Court retire at age of 65.[1]

Justice Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana is the 29th Chief Justice of Nepal. He was sworn in on 2 January 2019.[2]

List of Judges ordered by seniority
Sr. No. Image Name Gender Date of appointment Becomes CJ on Date of retirement Appointed From
1 Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana Male 27 May 2014
(6 years, 256 days)		 2 January 2019
(2 years, 36 days)[2]		 12 December 2022
(−1 year, 308 days)		 Appellate Court, Butwal (Present day extended Bench of Tulsipur High Court)
2 Deepak Kumar Karki Male 1 August 2016
(4 years, 190 days)		 1 October 2022
(−1 year, 236 days)		 Appellate Court, Baglung (Present day extended Bench of Pokhara High Court)
3 Meera Khadka Female 1 August 2016
(4 years, 190 days)		 14 May 2022
(−1 year, 96 days)		 Appellate Court, Illam (Present day extended Bench of Biratnagar High Court)
4 Hari Krishna Karki Male 1 August 2016
(4 years, 190 days)		 13 December 2022
(−1 year, 309 days)		 9 September 2023
(−2 years, 214 days)		 Bar
5 Bishowambhar Prasad Shrestha Male 1 August 2016
(4 years, 190 days)		 10 September 2023
(−2 years, 215 days)		 5 October 2024
(−3 years, 241 days)		 Appellate Court, Hetauda (Present day extended Bench of Patan High Court)
6 Ishwor Prasad Khatiwada Male 1 August 2016
(4 years, 190 days)		 6 March 2024
(−3 years, 28 days)		 Appellate Court, Rajbiraj (Present day extended Bench of Janakpur High Court)
7 Ananda Mohan Bhattarai Male 1 August 2016
(4 years, 190 days)		 14 June 2024
(−3 years, 128 days)		 Appellate Court, Patan (Present day Patan High Court)
8 Anil Kumar Sinha Male 1 August 2016
(4 years, 190 days)		 30 October 2023
(−2 years, 265 days)		 Bar
9 Prakash Man Singh Raut Male 1 August 2016
(4 years, 190 days)		 6 October 2024
(−3 years, 242 days)		 30 March 2026
(−5 years, 51 days)		 Bar
10 Sapana Pradhan Malla Female 1 August 2016
(4 years, 190 days)		 31 March 2026
(−5 years, 52 days)		 14 November 2028
(−7 years, 281 days)		 Bar
11 [ Tej Bahadur K.C. Male 31 January 2017
(4 years, 7 days)		 31 May 2022
(−1 year, 113 days)		 Appellate Court, Biratnagar (Present day Biratnagar High Court)
12 Purushottam Bhandari Male 31 January 2017
(4 years, 7 days)		 24 June 2021
(−137 days)		 Appellate Court, Pokhara (Present day Pokhara High Court)
13 Bam Kumar Shrestha Male 10 October 2017
(3 years, 120 days)		 29 October 2022
(−1 year, 264 days)		 Appellate Court, Tulsipur (Present day Tulsipur High Court)
14 Tanka Bahadur Moktan Male 10 October 2017
(3 years, 120 days)		 14 July 2023
(−2 years, 157 days)		 Patan High Court
15 Prakash Kumar Dhungana Male 19 April 2019
(1 year, 294 days)		 20 October 2024
(−3 years, 256 days)		 Patan High Court
16 Sushma Lata Mathema Female 19 April 2019
(1 year, 294 days)		 5 May 2024
(−3 years, 88 days)		 Surkhet High Court
17 Kumar Regmi Male 19 April 2019
(1 year, 294 days)		 15 November 2028
(−7 years, 282 days)		 6 September 2031
(−10 years, 211 days)		 Bar
18 Hari Prasad Phuyal Male 19 April 2019
(1 year, 294 days)		 7 September 2031
(−10 years, 212 days)		 5 October 2035
(−14 years, 240 days)		 Bar
19 Manojkumar Sharma Male 19 April 2019
(1 year, 294 days)		 17 June 2035
(−14 years, 130 days)		 Bar

See also

References
  1. "Hon'ble The Chief Justice & Hon'ble Justices". Supreme Court of Nepal. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  2. "President administers oath to newly appointed Chief Justice Rana". The Kathmandu Post. 2 January 2019.
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