aBOUT ME
About Me
Namaste! I am a lawyer practicing at the Supreme Court of Nepal. I specialize in Environment and Animal laws. With global warming and climate change plaguing Nepal and the world at large, I have been working to advocate for judicial, legislative and policy interventions to tackle the looming crisis with a deep sense of responsibility and conviction.
In my career that has already spanned for two decades since 1997, I have increasingly realised the importance of a robust policy formulation and its sincere implementation. In this website, I have attempted to document my endeavors which I believe simultaneously acts as a significant repository to trace and study the latest development of environmental laws in Nepal.
Bachelor’s Degree of Law (Tribhuvan University, Nepal, 1997)
Master of Political Science (Tribhuvan University, Nepal, 1999)
Master of Law (LL.M) (specialization in Environmental law, Tribhuvan University, Nepal, 2010)
- Environmental Conservation award, Ministry of Forest and Environment of Nepal, 2019
- Executive member: Mid regional Court Bar unit, Kathmandu, Nepal
- Vice president: Appellate Court Bar Association, Patan, Nepal (1999 – 2001)
- Coordinator: Professional skill Development committee, Patan, Appellate Court of Nepal, Nepal Bar Association (From 2003 – 2006)
- Member secretary: Environmental law committee, Nepal Bar association (2007-2016)
- Founder President: Environmental Development & Conservation Legal Forum.
- Coordinator: Environment law committee, Nepal Bar association. (2016-2019)
- President : Environment Law society Nepal (2020 still now)
- Teacher: College of Applied Sciences-Nepal (M.Sc. in Environment Science)
- Consultant: Asian Development Bank (ADB) , Climate Change Research Program
- Asian Development Bank (ADB) Project : Development Judicial Capacity for Adjudicating Climate Change and Sustainable Development Issues – Legal Researcher (Nepal)
- Vice President : Lead Group Nepal, (Currently)
- Member, Ministry of Forest and Environment: Waste contaminated site Sector working Group Committee , (Currently)
- Teacher: National Law College (BA,LL.B.)
- International Environmental Conference, Organized by IUCN 2007
- Nepal Country Environmental Analysis, organized by the world Bank 2008,
- Sixth International Conference on international in the contemporary world. New Delhi India 5days, 2009
- The International conference on legal issues, organized by LAW ASIA (26-27 January 2013)
- Intellectual Property in Practice (40 hours) Training Organized by The International Development Law Organization (24-28 September, 2007)
- Regional level workshop on Capacity building for south civil society organizations in Asia pacific region on REDD+, organized by Nepal Law Society (11-13 October, 2014)
- Asia-Pacific peace and development service alliance, South Asia Sub-regional consultation on youth volunteerism to promote participation, development and peace, organized by UNESCAP and Global Peace Foundation(23-24 March 2015)
- Principles of Environmental Compliance Inspections and Enforcement Training Organized by ADB and US EPA (40 Hours, 9-13 January 2017)
- Organized :Janajyoti law firm:- Capacity Enhancement Training on Environmental Legislation Held During 19th- 24 August, 2018,
- Solid waste management system in Nepal
- Presentation on the issues of visual pollution control organized by EDCLF
- Presentation on the issue of policy and legal framework of solid waste management under Nepal Government
- Presentation on the issues of river conservation in the 2nd National River Summit 2017,(16-19 March 2017)
- Solid Waste management issue on the Legal provision of solid waste management Act 2068, National level workshop organized by Global Pace Foundation (10 June, 2017)
- Introduction of Development and Environment, Regional level workshop organized by Human Rights Commission of Nepal (3 July, 2017)
- Law Relating to Development and Environment, Regional level workshop, organized by Human Rights Commission of Nepal (3 July, 2017)
- Between Relationship of Human Rights, Development and Environment, Regional level workshop, organized by Human Rights Commission of Nepal (3 July, 2017)
- Gap on the solid waste management Act 2068, Organized by ADB, GoN and IDS, Nepal, August, 3, 2017 ( Elected of local Government Member, Kagesori manohar Municipality)
- ADB Project on Developing Judicial Capacity for Adjudicating Climate Change and Sustainable Development Issues (27 November 2017 to 28 February 2018)
- Introduction on climate change, REED and forest in Nepal, January 6, 2020
- Global Climate Change: Responsibility and Justice
- Environmental policy and law in provincial leave , organized by Nepal Environmental society, 2021 ( program sudhurpaschim, karnali, gandiki provincial level )
- Role of the Government of Nepal in mitigating and adapting to climate change organized by climate action Network south Asia 2021
- Animal Law : Its Realm in Nepal an Interactive session, organized by International veterinary student’s Association, 9 may 2021
- Green Discussion on Climate change Law in Nepal : why is it needed and what’s next ? organized by clean Energy Nepal, 21 February 2021
- Understanding Environmental Law and policies in Nepal session 1 organized by Digo Bikas Instisute , 15 june 2021
- Understanding Environmental Law and policies in Nepal session 2 organized by Digo Bikas Instisute , 25 june 2021
- Identification of legal procedures to be followed in the operation of agricultural enterprises Thematic training and interaction, NRNA-South Korea, 24 April 2022
- Climate takes and interaction session, organized by Kathmandu University students’ community of Leadership and Professional Development , 25 February 2022
• How just are climate Policies and Environment Law in Nepal? Climate justice summerSchool, septmber 15-18, 2022, organized by Digo Bikas Institute - Regional symposium on Forest and Protected Areas Legislation and Jurisprudence :Bridging Law and science, 27-29 April 2023, as panelists organation by ADB
- Team leader: preparatory committee Environmental Report on the situation Status of the Nepalese Supreme Court, 2009
- Team member of the Drafting Committee on Environmental Rights for the Parliamentary committee, environmental Law committee, through Nepal Bar Association ( 2009)
- Resource person of Environment law program in different parts of Nepal.
- Leadership for Environment and Development
- Volunteered as a legal consultant on the national radio program titled “Digdarsan” for eight consecutive years (2004-2012).
- Filed writ against the issues of visual pollution and dust pollution in the supreme court.
- Filed writ against the issues of dust pollution and dust pollution in the supreme court.
- Organized different trainings and programs related to the environment law and environmental justice on local and national levels.
- Filed writ on Climate change in the supreme court.
- Filed writ against the issue of animal cruelty during transportation in the supreme court.
- Filed writ on the issues to protect stray animals in the supreme court
- Filed writ on conservation of the forest in the supreme court
- Worked as an environmental law research expert for the Monitoring of Air Pollution conducted by National Human Right Commission.
- Legal Draft: Solid waste management policy, 2015
- Legal Draft : Payments for environmental services, 2015
- Legal Researcher Project : Asian Development Bank(ADB) Project : Development Judicial Capacity for Adjudicating Climate Change and Sustainable Development Issues – Legal Researcher (Nepal)
- Training Project : Capacity Enhancement Training on Environmental Legislation , Held during 19 to 24 August, 2018
- General Introduction of Environmental issue, Participatory journal, Publication of Nation participatory Network of Nepal, .2005.
- Nepalese History of Environmental Law, Hamro Sampada, publication of Hamro Sampda, Kathmandu (2008)
- General Introduction of Environmental Law, LL.M Student Forum Journal publication of Student Forum, (2010)
- Climate change, a common problem on an Environmental Perspective, Kanoon publication of Lawyer’s Club, Kathmandu (2010)
- Environmental issue in Nepalese Constitution, 2072
- Role of Supreme court in environmental justice and protection of legal right
- Use to Natural resources and legal mechanism in Nepal
- Excavation and legal management of natural resources, kanoon publication of lawyers club, vol.88
- Environmental justice relating laws and role of the court in Nepal, nyaya bimba publication, appellate court bar, Patan.
- A Worldwide common problem: climate change, Hamro sampada magazine, 2010.
- An analysis on the legal provision of wildlife conservation, Hamro sampada magazine, 2011.
- Access of people on Environment justice, Environment Law Journal, vol.1, 2016
- Role of Local Government on the Conservation of Environmental issues, Environment Law Journal, vol.2, 2017
- General Introduction of Visual Pollution and Legal Provision, Nyadoot, Bi\ Monthly, Vol, 216, page, 309, 2018( Publication of Nepal Bar Association)
- Environment justice and Role of Court, Environment Law Journal, vol-1, Issue-1, year 2019, publication: Nepal Bar association Environment Law committee