Om Bhakta Shrestha

Former Hon'ble
Om Bhakta Shrestha
11th in Chief Justice of Nepal
In office
22 September 1997 – 12 April 1998
Appointed byBirendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev
Preceded byTrilok Pratap Rana
Succeeded byMohan Prasad Sharma
Personal details
Born(1933-04-12)12 April 1933[1]
Dhankuta, Nepal
Died18 March 2020(2020-03-18) (aged 86)[2]
Kathmandu, Nepal
Nationality Nepal

Om Bhakta Shrestha (12 April 1933 – 18 March 2020) was a Nepalese judge who served as 11th Chief Justice of Nepal, in office from 12 September 1997 to 12 April 1998.[3][4][5][6] He was appointed by the then-king of Nepal, Birendra.

Shrestha was preceded by Trilok Pratap Rana and succeeded by Mohan Prasad Sharma.[3]

  1. ^ पूर्वप्रधानन्यायाधीश श्रेष्ठको निधन, भोलि देशभरका अदालत बन्द रहने
  2. ^ पूर्वप्रधानन्यायाधीश श्रेष्ठको निधन
  3. ^ a b "सर्वोच्च अदालत नेपाल". www.supremecourt.gov.np. Retrieved 2019-09-13.
  4. ^ "A man of conviction, ex-CJ Rana dies at 81". kathmandupost.ekantipur.com.np. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
  5. ^ Republica. "SC staffers briefly seize ex-CJ Shrestha's car". My Republica. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
  6. ^ "Nepal: Joint Letter Regarding Formation of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and the Commission on Enforced Disappearances". Human Rights Watch. 2014-12-18. Retrieved 2019-09-22.