Anil Kumar Sinha

Anil Kumar Sinha is a Nepalese politician who served as the Minister of Industry, Commerce and Supply; Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs; Land Management, Cooperative and Poverty Alleviation from 22 September 2025 till 27 March 2026 in the Karki interim cabinet. He is also former Justice of the Supreme Court of Nepal who served from 1 August 2016 to 31 October 2023. He was appointed as Justice by the President of Nepal on the recommendation of the Judicial Council of Nepal on 1 August 2016.

Early life and education Mr. Sinha was born on October 31, 1958, in Nepal. Sinha received a graduate degree in Law from Nepal Law Campus, Tribhuvan University, Nepal in 1982.

Justice of the Supreme Court

During his seven years at the Supreme Court, he played a key role in several landmark cases, including the eligibility dispute of former CIAA Chief Lokman Singh Karki, the dissolution of the House of Representatives by then-Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on 5 Poush 2077 B.S, and the tax settlement commission controversy. He was also part of the bench that opened the door for investigation into the Lalita Niwas land scam involving government property in Baluwatar.