Sharma became a permanent judge of the Supreme Court on 6 April 2076. He has been a member of the Constitutional Bench since 23 Magh 2080.
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Manoj Kumar Sharma has taken oath as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Sharma took the oath of office and secrecy from President Ram Chandra Poudel at a ceremony held at the President's Office, Sheetal Niwas, on Tuesday evening.
Sharma was appointed as the Chief Justice by President Poudel on Tuesday itself. Earlier on Tuesday, the Parliamentary Hearing Committee unanimously approved Sharma as the Chief Justice.
Sharma had submitted his action plan related to judicial reforms to the Parliamentary Hearing Committee. He also answered questions raised by the MPs. During the hearing, the MPs raised questions about pressure not to register a petition against the bench, groupism in the court, and the decisions made in cases including the Ncell tax dispute.
The Constitutional Council meeting on April 24 decided to recommend Supreme Court Justice Sharma for appointment as the future Chief Justice.
Who is Sharma?
Born in Birgunj on April 24, 2027, Manoj Kumar Sharma has done his BL from Nepal Law Campus in Kathmandu and LLM in Business and Constitutional Law from Pune University, India. He also received a PhD in ‘Freedom of Association in the Context of Nepal’s Labor Law’ from Tribhuvan University.
He is the nephew of former Chief Justice Damodar Sharma. Manoj Kumar Sharma, who obtained his advocate’s license in 2051, also provided legal advice to various companies and organizations while practicing law. Sharma taught law to BBS level students from 2060 to 2065.
He became a permanent judge of the Supreme Court on April 26, 2076. He has been a member of the Constitutional Bench since Magh 23, 2080. From 22 Paush 2079 to 12 Bhadra 2081, he was a member of the Access to Justice Commission and became its chairman. Sharma was a member of the Information Technology Committee of the Supreme Court from 2077-2079.
From Jestha 2070 to Mangsir 2072, he was an additional judge in the Court of Appeal. The interim constitution of 2063 had a tradition of appointing additional judges in the Court of Appeal. Sharma was an additional judge in Butwal from Jestha 2070 to Bhadra 2071 and in Patan from Asoj 2071 to Mangsir 2072.
