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Dipendra Jha ( ne, दिपेन्द्र झा) is the first and incumbent chief attorney of
Madhesh Province Madhesh Province ( Nepali/ mai, मधेश प्रदेश) is a province of Nepal that was formed after the adoption of the Constitution of Nepal. It is Nepal's most populous province, and smallest province by area. It borders Province N ...
, one of seven provinces of
Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...
. He assumed the office in February 2018. He is the legal adviser to the Chief Minister
Lalbabu Raut Lalbabu Raut Gaddhi ( Nepali/ Maithili/ Bhojpuri: लालबाबु राउत)is the first Chief Minister of Madhesh Province, one of the seven federal Provinces of Nepal. He is the parliamentary party leader of People's Socialist Party, ...
and the Convener of Bill Drafting Facilitation Committee in
Madhesh Province Madhesh Province ( Nepali/ mai, मधेश प्रदेश) is a province of Nepal that was formed after the adoption of the Constitution of Nepal. It is Nepal's most populous province, and smallest province by area. It borders Province N ...
. Article 160 (5) of the
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stipulates: "The Chief Attorney shall be the chief legal advisor to the State Government. It shall be the duty of the Chief Attorney to give opinions and advices on constitutional and legal matters to the State Government and such other authorities as the State Government may specify."


Education

He has obtained a
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(
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) degree from
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and a master's degree in
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from
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in the
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, as well as a Bachelor of Arts (Political Science and English Literature),
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and
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from the
Tribhuvan University Tribhuvan University (TU; ne, त्रिभुवन विश्वविद्यालय) is a public university located in Kirtipur, Kathmandu. Established in 1959, TU is the oldest university in Nepal. In terms of enrollment, it is t ...
in Nepal. He was awarded with International Visitors Leadership Program (IVLP) by the United States of America in 2014.


Career


Chief Attorney

As the Chief Attorney, he has contributed and led to the enactment of several laws and policies for the Province 2 government, including Dalit Empowerment Act, State 2 Police Act, State 2 Civil Service Act, Jan Lokpal Act, Girls’ Protection Special Act.


Lawyer

Before he became Chief Attorney on 18 February 2018, he practiced law at the
Supreme Court of Nepal The Supreme Court of Nepal ( ne, सर्वोच्च अदालत) is the highest court in Nepal. It has appellate jurisdiction over decisions of the seven High Courts (including eleven Benches of the High Courts) and extraordinary origin ...
. He was involved in a number of public interest litigation (PIL) cases on various key issues such as citizenship, inclusion, federalism and constitutional issues in Nepal. As a
constitution A constitution is the aggregate of fundamental principles or established precedents that constitute the legal basis of a polity, organisation or other type of Legal entity, entity and commonly determine how that entity is to be governed. When ...
lawyer, his litigation has contributed to ensuring federalism in Nepal in The Constitution of Nepal 2015. The
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, on 20 June 2015 issued an interim order against the implementation of
16-point agreement
that was agreed upon amongst the four major parties -
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, CPN-UML, CPN-Maoist, and
Nepal Democratic Forum The Nepal Loktantrik Forum (translation: ''Nepal Democratic Forum'') was a political party in Nepal. The party was established on April 5, 2017, after merging with the Madheshi Jana Adhikar Forum (Democratic), the Rastriya Janamukti Party (Democ ...
- on 8 June 2015 to promulgate the constitution without
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. Although The Constitution of Nepal 2015 - which is the first constitution of the country drafted through people's elected representatives - was claimed the best constitution in the world by many, his interviews and writings consistently lent to the idea that the document is controversial and that it should be amended. In an interview with
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media, translated and transcribed by
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m he writes: “Halt constitution-drafting' Advocate Dipendra Jha with
Rabindra Mishra Rabindra Mishra ( ne, रवीन्द्र मिश्र) is a Nepali philanthropist, ex-journalist, writer, poet, and politician. Currently, Mishra is the Senior Vice-Chairman of Rastriya Prajatantra Party, after having resigned as a gene ...
in BBC Nepali Service, 9 September" He has been quoted and mentioned in several
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s and
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of several media, including Al Zajeera English,
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,
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,
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,
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etc. on contemporary politics and constitutional and social justice issues of Nepal.


Human Rights Defender

He is a prominent human rights defender voicing the human rights concerns of the marginalised communities. He is the founder of Terai Human Rights Defenders Alliance (commonly known as THRD Alliance), which is an independent and active human rights non-government organization.


Author

He is the author of Federal Nepal: Trials and Tribulations, which narrates the story of the constitution making process of Nepal. The book review published in ''The Record'' ''read: "''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." As author, he also wrote Op-Ed on current affairs of
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,
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,
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,
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and
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for
The Kathmandu Post ''The Kathmandu Post'' is a major daily newspaper published in Nepal. Founded in February 1993 by Shyam Goenka, it is one of the largest English-language newspapers in the country. The newspaper is independently owned and published by Kantipur ...
and its sister publication
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in Nepali language and other online news portals, including Online Khabar and Setopati.


Political career

He resigned from the post of Chief Attorney of
Madhesh Province Madhesh Province ( Nepali/ mai, मधेश प्रदेश) is a province of Nepal that was formed after the adoption of the Constitution of Nepal. It is Nepal's most populous province, and smallest province by area. It borders Province N ...
on September 3,
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and joined Janta Samajwadi Party lead by
Upendra Yadav Upendra Yadav (; born 12 November 1960) is a Nepali people, Nepalese politician who has served as the chairman of the People's Socialist Party, Nepal since 2020. He served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal under the government of KP Sharma Ol ...
. He started campaign to contest for
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from
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. But just a day before nomination his ticket was converted to
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of Mahottari 3 (1). He fought with Abhiram Sharma from LOSAPA and got defeated from 174 votes margin receiving 9,718 where as Abhiram Sharma received 9,892 votes. Jha moved back to Kathmandu for his legal practice and to continue his political career.


Personal life

He married Anu Jha in 2004. They have two daughters Diya Jha and Aradhya Jha. He and his spouse are from
Mahottari District Mahottari District ( ne, महोत्तरी जिल्ला,), a part of Madhesh Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Jaleshwar as its district headquarters, covers an area of and had a populatio ...
.


References

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Dipendra Jha Dipendra Jha ( ne, दिपेन्द्र झा) is the first and incumbent chief attorney of Madhesh Province, one of seven provinces of Nepal. He assumed the office in February 2018. He is the legal adviser to the Chief Minister Lalbabu Ra ...
Alumni of the University of Bradford Living people 1979 births