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While he was the Chief
Attorney General ,the provincial government had filed six writ petition against the federal government.It was on August 1, 2019 that the Province 2 government filed the first writ petition against the federal government. It had challenged the decision of the Ministry of Forest
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in his convenership, 58 law drafting took place such as the
Madhesh Police Act, Madhesh Civil Service Act, Madhesh Policy Commission Act, Madhesh Dalit Empowerment Act, Madhesh Janlokpal Act, Madhesh Special Act for the Girls Protection-Educate Girls Protect
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etc. on contemporary politics and constitutional and social justice issues of Nepal. Now, since 2022, he has been pleading more than 700 case of criminal, civil, corporate and constitutional at
Supreme Court, Special Court, High court and District court.
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Asides from facts and figures on the marginalized, his book has anecdotes and reviews of key political events, and includes the reactions of various Nepali power-centers and the international community towards Nepal's constitution."
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to merge the
Sagarnath Forestry Development Project with Timber Corporation of Nepal. The constitutional bench had issued an interim order in the Provincial government's favour
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He married Anu Jha in 2004. They have two daughters Diya Jha (pursuing law degree) and
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in Nepali language and other online news portals, including Online Khabar and Setopati.
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