Prakash Man Singh Raut

The Right Honourable
Prakash Man Singh Raut
प्रकाशमानसिंह राउत
Appointed byPresident of Nepal
Preceded byBishwambar Prasad Shrestha
Personal details
Born (1961-03-31) 31 March 1961 (age 63)
Udaypur
Nationality Nepal
EducationTribhuvan University (LLB)

Prakash Man Singh Raut (Nepali: प्रकाशमानसिंह राउत) (born 31 March 1961) is the current Chief Justice of Nepal. He was appointed as the chief justice by Ram Chandra Poudel, President of Nepal.[1][2] Raut was appointed as the Chief Justice following the retirement of his predecessor, Chief Justice Bishawambhar Prasad Shrestha, on October 4.[3]

Justice Raut was appointed as a Supreme Court Justice of Nepal on August 1, 2016, by the President. [4]He graduated in law from Nepal Law Campus, Tribhuvan University.[5] He is said to be expert senior advocate especially in civil, criminal, constitutional cases and writs. From 1983 to 2016, he worked as a senior advocate in the Supreme Court of Nepal.Justice Raut also worked as a legal advisor for many public and private organizations. He coordinated the Constitutional Committee in the Nepal Bar Association and was elected president of the Supreme Court Bar Association in 2006..[6]

  1. ^ PTI (2024-10-06). "Prakash Man Singh Raut appointed as new Chief Justice of Nepal". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
  2. ^ Pradhan, Shirish B. (2024-10-06). "Nepal Prez Paudel appoints Prakash Man Singh Raut as new Chief Justice". ThePrint. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
  3. ^ "Chief justice Prakash Man Singh Raut to take oath today". myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com. 2024-08-08. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
  4. ^ "President Paudel appoints Prakash Man Singh Raut as chief justice". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
  5. ^ Thapa, Kokil. "Advocate Mr. Prakash Maan Singh Raut". www.nepallawyer.com. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
  6. ^ "I will strive to uphold the sanctity of the court: Chief Justice Raut". myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com. 2024-08-08. Retrieved 2024-10-07.