Cholendra Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana () is a former chief justice of Nepal. He is the 29th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nepal appointed and oathed by the President Bidya Devi Bhandari on the recommendation of Constitutional Council of Nepal on 2 January 2019. He was suspended from the court in 2022. He was detained by police in September 2026.
Career
DesignationOrganizationTenureChief JusticeSupreme Court of Nepal2 January 2019 – 13 December 2022JusticeSupreme Court of Nepal27 May 2014 – 2 January 2019Acting Chief JudgeAppellate Court Butwal15 April 2013 – 27 May 2014JudgeAppellate Court Butwal20 March 2013 – 15 April 2013JudgeAppellate Court Rajbiraj8 August 2011 – 20 March 2013JudgeAppellate Court Pokhara26 February 2009 – 8 August 2011JudgeAppellate Court Dipayal23 September 2008 – 26 February 2009MemberSpecial Court26 January 2006 – 23 September 2008JudgeAppellate Court Surkhet12 April 2005 – 26 January 2006Additional JudgeVarious Appellate Court15 April 1996 – 12 April 2005Advocate (Legal practice) 22 November 1979 – 10 April 1996
Awards Maha Ujwaol Rastradeep award from the President of Nepal in 2021
See also Chief Justice of Nepal Deepak Raj Joshee Gopal Prasad Parajuli
References
External links Supreme Court of Nepal