Sapana Pradhan Malla
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Sapana Pradhan Malla | |
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सपना प्रधान मल्ल | |
 Malla in 2016 | |
| Acting Chief Justice of Nepal | |
| Assumed office 1 April 2026 | |
| President | Ram Chandra Paudel |
| Preceded by | Prakash Man Singh Raut |
| Justice of the Supreme Court of Nepal | |
| In office 1 August 2016 – 1 April 2026 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 November 1963 Nawalparasi District, Nepal |
| Education | Nepal Law Campus (Tribhuvan University) (LLB) University of Delhi (MCL) |
Sapana Pradhan Malla (Nepali: सपना प्रधान मल्ल; born 15 November 1963) is the Chief Justice of Nepal, acting since 1 April 2026.[1][2]
Malla became a Supreme Court Justice in August 2016. She was a member of the 1st Nepalese Constituent Assembly. She has served as the former president of Judges Society, the professional organization of Nepalese judges.[3][4]
Malla currently serves as the senior-most judge (puisne Judge) of the Supreme Court of Nepal.[5]
Malla was born on 15 November 1963, in Nawalparasi district in Nepal.[6] She holds a Bachelor in Law from Tribhuwan University, Master in Comparative Law (MCL) from the Delhi University and Mid-Career Masters on Public Administration from Kennedy School of Government from Harvard University.