Hari Prasad Pradhan Explained

Honorific Prefix:Former Hon'ble
Hari Prasad Pradhan
Office1:1st in Chief Justice of Nepal
Termstart1:10 August 1951
Termend1:20 May 1956
Appointer1:Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah Dev
Predecessor1:Hari Prasad Pradhan
Successor1:Ratna Bahadur Bista
Office2:3rd in Chief Justice of Nepal
Appointer2:Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev
Predecessor2:Anirudra Prasad Singh
Successor2:Bhagwati Prashad Singh
Termstart2:14 December 1961
Termend2:15 December 1963
Country:Nepal
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Hari Prasad Pradhan was a Nepalese judge who served as 1st and 3rd Chief Justice of Nepal, in office between 10 August 1951 and 20 May 1956 and 14 December 1961 and 15 December 1963.[1] [2] He was the first Chief Justice of Nepal and the only jurist to hold the position for two terms.[3] He was also the Chief Justice to allow woman lawyers in the country.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: सर्वोच्च अदालत नेपाल. www.supremecourt.gov.np. 2019-09-13.
  2. Web site: Nepali Judiciary: Achievements and Challenges. Shrestha. Kalyan. NKCS. https://web.archive.org/web/20230309191439/http://nkcs.org.np/nja/elibrary/pages/download.php?ref=6&size=&ext=pdf&k=&alternative=-1&usage=-1&usagecomment=. 2023-03-09. dead.
  3. Web site: Supreme Court Self-Strangulates (Itself and Loktantra). Magazine. New Spolight. SpotlightNepal. en. 2019-09-24.
  4. Web site: Women representation in judicial sector appalling. 2009-11-17. The Himalayan Times. en-US. 2019-09-24.