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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Justice Mehr Chand Mahajan.jpg — Supreme Court of India, GODL-India.","cite":"\"Mehr Chand Mahajan\". DigiNepal. Last updated 4 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/mehr-chand-mahajan. Retrieved 9 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-04T08:54:49Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-09","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/mehr-chand-mahajan","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/mehr-chand-mahajan","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/mehr-chand-mahajan?lang=ne"}}