Sushila Karki

Hon'ble Justice
Sushila Karki
Chief Justice of Supreme Court of Nepal[1]
In office
13 April 2016 – June 6, 2017.[2]
Appointed by The Constitutional Council of Nepal
Succeeded by Hon`ble Justice Kalyan Shrestha[1]
Personal details
Born June 07,1952[2]
Vill. Shankarpur of Viratnagar ,District Morang,[3] eastern plains,Nepal[1]

Sushila Karki became first woman Chief Justice of Supreme Court of Nepal on 13 April 2016.[1] The Constitutional Council headed by Prime Minister KP Oli recommended her name for the post Chief Justice of Supreme court of Nepal . She is known for her zero tolerance against corruption in the judiciary.[4]

Personal life

She is eldest of seven children of her parents.She belongs to farmers family.[1] Sushila Karki is married to Durga Prasad Subedi whom she met while studying in Banaras. Durga Subedi was a popular youth leader of Nepali Congress at that time.[3]

Education

In 1972 she completed a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree from the Mahendra Morang Campus, Biratnagar[3] In 1975 Ms. Karki got Masters Degree in Political Science from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India.[5] She also got her Bachelor’s degree in Law from Tribhuvan University in Nepal in 1978.[5]

Career

Karki also worked as an assistant teacher in Mahendra Multiple Campus, Dharan in 1985. . She came in legal profession in 1979.[2] Karki was appointed the Ad-Hoc Justice at the Supreme Court on January 22, 2009 .[2] Prior to this, she had been serving in the legal sector in the capacity of a senior advocate.She was promoted to the Permanent Justice on November 18. 2010.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Reuters (13 April 2016). "Nepal Gets First Woman Chief Justice, Sign Of Changing Attitudes". NDTV.com. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 http://thehimalayantimes.com/kathmandu/sushila-karki-recommended-chief-justice/
  3. 1 2 3 4 http://www.wikinepal.org/sushila-karki/
  4. ↑ ANI (11 April 2016). "Karki to be Chief Justice of Nepal's Supreme Court". Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  5. 1 2 http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/sushila-karki-nepalss-new-acting-cj/article8479466.ece
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