Advocate Raksha ram Harijan
Founder & Advocate, Raksha Law Associates & Research Center
Supreme Court of Nepal
Advocate Raksha Ram Harijan is a distinguished legal practitioner with over 15 years of experience in the field of law, human rights, and justice delivery in Nepal. He is practicing at Supreme Court of Nepal, High courts and District court, focus on criminal defense, Constitutional issues, civil litigation, and public interest litigation (PIL).
Education
LLM in Criminal Law & Justice from Kathmandu School of Law (Purbanchal University), LLB from Nepal Law Campus.
Experience
He is a legal practitioner with over 15 years of experience in the field of law, human rights, and justice delivery in Nepal. Advocacy, litigation, and legal research services with a deep commitment to social justice and legal reform.
He worded as Section Officer (Government Gazetted 3rd Class officer) is the Supreme Court of Nepal for 3 years. Where he was directly involved in supporting judges with legal research, drafting decisions, and case analysis. His insider understanding of judicial procedures and precedent-based interpretation of law offers his clients a rare advantage in court proceedings.
He has also worked as a Legal Advisor at the Chief Attorney’s Office, Madhesh Province, where he was actively engaged in policy-level legal advisory and Supreme Court litigation on behalf of the provincial government.
In his parallel role as a part-time Advocate with Barefoot Lawyers Nepal, he has continued advocacy and strategic litigation for the rights of Dalits, Madheshis, women, and other underrepresented communities.
Membership
Member, Patan High Bar Association, Nepal Bar Association.
Executive Member, Barefoot Lawyers Nepal
Executive Member, Global Legal Defense Fund
Book & Publication
Co-Author of Judicial Service Preparation book for Non-Gazette 2rd class.
Journal Article as National Judicial Academy, & Martin Chautari.
Paper Article in several National news papers.
Award & Honor
He was honored with the Darnal International Award for Social Justice in 2016 (1st Recipient) — one of Nepal’s most prestigious honors for legal activism and rights-based advocacy.