Sushila Karki

Hon'ble Justice
Ajad Hawari
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nepal[1][2] Acting
In office
13 April 2016 - 2017 – 2017
Appointed by The Constitutional Council of Nepal
Preceded by Kalyan Shrestha
Personal details
Born (1952-06-07) 7 June 1952[3]
Shankarpur village of Biratnagar, Morang District, Eastern Region, Nepal[2][4]
Spouse(s) Durga Prasad Subedi

Sushila Karki ( born 7 June 1952 in Biratnagar ) became first woman Chief Justice of Supreme Court of Nepal on 13 April 2016.[2] The Constitutional Council headed by Prime Minister KP Oli recommended her name for the post of Chief Justice of Supreme court of Nepal. She is the first woman to lead the judiciary of Nepal. She is known for her zero tolerance against corruption in the judiciary. On 30 April 2017, she was registered with impeachment motion by Maoist Centre and Nepali Congress.[5]

Personal life

She is eldest of seven children of her parents. She belongs to farmers family.[2] 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.[4]

Prasant Subedi

Education

In 1972 she completed a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree from the Mahendra Morang Campus, Biratnagar[4] In 1975 Ms. Karki got her Master's degree in Political Science from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India.[6] She also got her Bachelor’s degree in Law from Tribhuvan University in Nepal in 1978.[6]

Language Proficiency

Career

Karki also worked as an assistant teacher in Mahendra Multiple Campus, Dharan in 1985. She came in legal profession in 1979.[3] Karki was appointed the Ad-Hoc Justice at the Supreme Court on January 22, 2009 .[3] 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.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 http://www.jagran.com/news/world-first-woman-chief-justice-of-nepal-sushila-karki-takes-oath-14300907.html
  2. 1 2 3 4 Reuters (13 April 2016). "Nepal Gets First Woman Chief Justice, Sign Of Changing Attitudes". NDTV.com. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 http://thehimalayantimes.com/kathmandu/sushila-karki-recommended-chief-justice/
  4. 1 2 3 4 http://www.wikinepal.org/sushila-karki/
  5. ↑ http://m.timesofindia.com/world/south-asia/prachanda-govt-in-crisis-after-coalition-partner-pulls-support/amp_articleshow/58467769.cms
  6. 1 2 http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/sushila-karki-nepalss-new-acting-cj/article8479466.ece
  7. 1 2 3 http://supremecourt.gov.np/pages/cv_justices/cv_sushilakarki.html
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