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 16 judges (including the chief justice), with the maximum possible number being 21. As per the Constitution of Nepal, judges of the Supreme Court must take a mandatory retirement aged 65.[1]
Justice Prakash Man Singh Raut is the current Chief Justice, having assumed office on 6 October 2024.[2] [3]
Sr. No. | Name | Gender | Date of appointment | Becomes CJ on | Date of retirement | Appointed from | |
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1 | Prakash Man Singh Raut (Chief Justice) | Male | Bar | ||||
2 | Sapana Pradhan Malla | Female | Bar | ||||
3 | Prakash Kumar Dhungana | Male | Patan High Court | ||||
4 | Kumar Regmi | Male | Bar | ||||
5 | Hari Prasad Phuyal | Male | Bar | ||||
6 | Manoj Kumar Sharma | Male | Bar | ||||
7 | Kumar Chudal | Male | Patan High Court | ||||
8 | Nahakul Subedi | Male | Surkhet High Court | ||||
9 | Til Prasad Shrestha | Male | Biratnagar High Court | ||||
10 | Binod Sharma | Male | Patan High Court | ||||
11 | Saranga Subedi | Female | Janakpur High Court | ||||
12 | Abdul Ajiz Musalman | Male | Patan High Court, Hetauda Bench | ||||
13 | Mahesh Sharma Poudel | Male | Patan High Court | ||||
14 | Tek Prasad Dhungana | Male | Patan High Court | ||||
15 | Sunil Kumar Pokharel | Male | |||||
16 | Balkrishna Dhakal | Male | |||||
Source:[4] |