सर्वोच्च अदालत बार एशोसिएशन

Professional Highlights:

Former Chairperson of Debt Recovery Tribunal; Legal Practitioner specialized in Corporate and Environmental Laws; Legislative Drafting Professional; Authorized Notary Public and Translator; Experienced Researcher; Urban Development Law Specialist; Environmental Impact Assessment Specialist, Experienced Arbitrator.

Currently involved institution:

• Faculty Member, Tribhuvan University, Nepal Engineering College, Pulchowk, Lalitpur; Teaching environmental law under Climate Change and Development Course for M.SC students, January, 2016 [Ongoing, Part time].
• Legal Practitioner (Advocate License No. 2813), 2014 June – to this date: Mantra Lawyers, Babarmahal, Kathmandu [Ongoing, Full Time]

Major Legislative Drafting and other Experiences:

• Worked as An Arbitrator for a contract dispute (Contract No.: 01/DUDBC/NCB/Works/072-073) between ZCGIEC-ASHISH JV, Bharatpur, Chitwan and Department of Urban Development and Building Construction, 2023 June.
• Worked as a Legal Consultant to prepare draft amendment to Mobile System Management System (MDMS), 2018 with its Nepali Translation, Nepal Telecommunication, Kathmandu, Nepal; July-August, 2021 [Part time].
• Worked as a Legal Consultant to draft a new regulation on Gandaki Technical Education and Vocational Training Academy (GTEVTA), GTEVTA, Pardi, Pokhara, Kaski; May-June, 2021 [Part time].
• Woked as a Legal Consultant to review the consumer laws of Nepal, Forum for Protection of Consumer Rights-Nepal, Kathmandu; April-June, 2020 [Part time].
• Worked as a Legal Consultant to draft Urban Development Bill, Ministry of Urban Development, Kathmandu, Nepal; June-July, 2019 [Part time].
• Worked as a Legal Consultant to draft the Mines and Geology Bill, Department of Mines and Geology, Lainchour, Kathmandu, Nepal; July, 2019 [Part time].
• Worked as a Legal Consultant to draft Policy Research Institute's Regulations on Personnel Service and Facilities, Policy Research Institute, Anamnagar, Kathmandu, Nepal; January-February, 2019 [Part time].
• Worked as a Legal Consultant to draft Federal Transport and Motor Vehicles Bill; Ministry of Department of Transport Management, Kathmandu, Nepal; November-December, 2018 [Part time]
• Worked as a Legal Consultant to draft Unified Tax Code; Nepal-German Revenue Administration Support (RAS) Project under GIZ, Lazimpat, Kathmandu, Nepal; April-December, 2017 [Part time]
• Worked as a Legal Consultant to make a draft bill on the amendment of Postal, Press Council, National News Agency, National Broadcasting, Motion Picture and Working Journalist Acts and make a new draft on the Advertisements Regulation Bill; Ministry of Information and Communication, Singh Durbar, Kathmandu, Nepal; June-July, 2017 [Part time]
• Worked as a Legal Consultant to make a new draft on the Revenue Leakage (Investigation and Control) Bill with extensive review of other revenue related laws; Revenue Investigation Department, Hariharbhawan, Lalitpur, Nepal; May-June, 2017 [Part time]
• Worked as a Legal Expert for making drafts on the amendment of Motor Vehicle and Transport Management Act and the Rules thereof; World bank-funded Road Safety Support Project under Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport Management, Singh Durbar, Kathmandu, Nepal; March-December, 2016 [Part time]
• Worked as a Senior Legal Consultant to prepare a report on the review of institutions, policy, legal and regulatory context pertaining to REDD+ in Nepal focusing on the mitigation of carbon emissions; United Nations-FAO REDD+Programme, Hariharbhawan, Lalitpur; August-December, 2014 [Part time]
• Worked as a Legal Consultant for report writing and compilation of feedback of political party bill sharing workshop; International Foundation for Electoral System (IFEC) under USAID, Lazimpat, Kathmandu, Nepal; April 8-18, 2016 [Part time]

Education:

• Doctor of Philosophy in Law, Tribhuvan University, Nepal; 2014.
• Master of International Law, The University of Sydney, Australia; 2003.
• Post Graduate Diploma in International Law and Organization for Development, Institute of Social Studies, The Hague, The Netherlands; 1999.
• Master of Political Science, Tribhuvan University, Nepal; 1995.
• Master of Public Administration, Tribhuvan University, Nepal; 1993.
• Bachelor of Law, Nepal Law Campus, Tribhuvan University, Nepal; 1989.

Publications:

• The Latest General knowledge Mirror, in a Nut-Shell (9th Edn.), Bidhyarthi Pustak Bhandar, Kathmandu, Nepal (2006).
• The Section Officer Mirror (2nd Edn), Bhundipuran Publication, Kathmandu, Nepal (2001).
• The Latest General Knowledge Mirror (6th Edn.), Bidhyarthi Pustak Bhandar, Kathmandu, Nepal (2000).
• The Social Study Mirror (3rd Edn.), Bhundipuran Publication, Kathmandu, Nepal (2000).
• The Comprehensive Law Mirror (2nd Edn.), Padma Education Pvt. Ltd., Kathmandu, Nepal (1997).

Research Works:

• Thesis on “Sustainability and Implication of Clean Energy Initiatives in Nepal: A Legal and Policy Perspective” (2014), done under the Faculty of Law, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal.
• Working paper on “Refugees Problems and Solutions - the Case of Nepal” (2008), done in course of in-service training (Nov. 6 - Dec. 10, 2008) conducted by Judicial Service Training Centre, Katmandu, Nepal.
• Research paper on “Giving Women their Human Rights through the Elimination of Discriminatory Laws - the Case of Bhutanese Refugees in Nepal” (2003), done under the University of Sydney, Australia.

• Research on “Protecting Bio-diversity – the Case of Nepal” (in Legal Perspective) (1999), done under the Institute of Social Studies, The Hague, The Netherlands.
• Internship on “Fundamental Rights under the Constitution of Nepal” (1986), done under the Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal.

Awards and Recognitions:

• Nepal Bidhyabhusan "Ka" (First Category), Conferred by the President of Nepal on 2072/05/22 (8 September, 2015).
• Australian Scholarship, Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID), Australia, 2001.
• The Netherlands Fellowship, Government of Netherlands, 1999.
• Reward of Encouragement, Cabinet Secretariat, Government of Nepal, 1996.
• Advocate License, Supreme Court of Nepal, 1991.

Major Journal Articles:

• “Debt Recovery Tribunal: Establishment, Purpose and Significance", Kanoon, Volume No. 98, 28 April 2013, Kathmandu, Nepal.
• “Conservation of Biodiversity in Nepal with special focus on Biodiversity Related Laws and Policies”, A Journal of the Environment (Vol. 10) (5 June 2006), Government of Nepal, Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology, Kathmandu, Nepal.
• “Achieving Sustainable Development through the Implementation of Agenda-21”, A Journal of the Environment (Vol. 9) (5 June 2005), Government of Nepal, Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology, Kathmandu, Nepal.
•  “The Nature and Function of International Economic Law: An Overview”, Law Bulletin (Vol. 7) (17 August 1999), Government of Nepal, Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Kathmandu, Nepal.

Computer Skills:

• Operating Microsoft Office Applications;
• Skilled in several other tasks related to computers.

Language Proficiency:

• Fluent in English, Nepali and Hindi.