Cholendra Shumsher Rana appointed as a new Chief Justice of Nepal

January 1, 2019

Kathmandu: Justice Cholendra Shamsher J B Rana Wednesday took over as the new Chief Justice of Nepal’s Supreme Court.President Bidya Devi Bhandari administered the oath to Rana at the swearing-in ceremony at Sheetal Niwas, the official residence stated.

Rana, who will have a tenure of four years, has succeeded Chief Justice Om Prakas Mishra, who retired on Tuesday.

Rana completed his law degree from the Nepal Law Campus, Tribhuvan University.

Rana was appointed as the permanent judge of the Supreme Court on May 27, 2014, the report said.

His biography posted on the website of SC Nepal shows the following information about him :

GENERAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth :– 13th Dec, 1957
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Permanent Address: Kathmandu Metropolitan City-04, Shukedhara Ganesh Gauri Marg
Education: – D.L.

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

S. No.	Designation	Organization/Institution	Tenure Period
1.	Chief Justice	Supreme Court of Nepal	2nd January 2019 – Present
2.	Justice	Supreme Court of Nepal	27 May 2014 – 1st January 2019
3.	Judge	Various Appellate Courts	15 April 1996-26 May2014 A.D.