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(1) This constitution is the fundamental law of Nepal. All laws inconsistent with this constitution shall, to the extent of such inconsistency, be void. (2) It shall be the duty of every person to uphold this constitutio...
The sovereignty and state authority of Nepal are vested in Nepali people. The use of which shall be as provided for in this constitution.
Having multi-ethnic, multi-lingual, multi-religious, multi-cultural characteristics with common aspirations of people living in diverse geographical regions, and being committed to and united by a bond of allegiance to n...
(1) Nepal is an independent, indivisible, sovereign, secular, inclusive democratic, socialism-oriented federal democratic republican state. Explanation: For the purpose of this article, 'secular' means protection of reli...
(1) Independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity, nationality, autonomy, self-respect, protection of rights and interests of Nepali people, protection of boundaries, and economic progress and prosperity, shall be the...
All the mother tongues spoken in Nepal shall be the national language.
(1) The Nepali language written in Devanagiri script shall be the language of official business in Nepal. (2) In addition to Nepali language, a province shall select one or more national language that is spoken by majori...
(1) The national flag of Nepal, consists of two juxtaposed triangular figures with a crimson colored base and deep blue borders, there being a white emblem of the crescent moon with eight rays visible out of sixteen in t...
(1) The national anthem of Nepal shall be as set out in Schedule-2. (2) The coat-of-arms of Nepal shall be shall be as set out in Schedule-3. (3) The Rhododendron Arboreum is the national flower, Crimson is the national...
(1) No Nepali citizen shall be denied the right to acquire citizenship. (2) There shall be a provision of single federal citizenship with provincial identity in Nepal.
(1) Persons who have acquired citizenship of Nepal at the commencement of this Constitution and persons who are eligible to acquire citizenship pursuant to this Part shall be deemed citizens of Nepal. (2) At the commence...
According to this Constitution, a person who acquires citizenship of Nepal by descent may obtain citizenship certificate of Nepal in the name of his/her mother or father with gender identity.
Other provisions relating to the acquisition, re-acquisition and termination of citizenship shall be as provided for by the federal law.
A person who has acquired citizenship of a foreign country and who resides in a country other than a country member of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation and who previously himself or herself or his/her fat...
Record keeping of each citizen of Nepal along with his/her identity and other provisions regarding citizenship of Nepal shall be as provided for by the federal law.
(1) Each person shall have the right to live with dignity. (2) No law shall be made for capital punishment.
(1) Except as provided for by law no person shall be deprived of her/his personal liberty. (2) Every citizen shall have the following freedoms: (a) freedom of opinion and expression, (b) freedom to assemble peacefully an...
(1) All citizens shall be equal before law. No person shall be denied the equal protection of law. (2) There shall be no discrimination in the application of general laws on the grounds of origin, religion, race, caste,...
(1) There shall be no prior censorship of publications and broadcasting, or information dissemination, or printing of any news item, editorial, article, feature, or other reading material, or the use of audio-visual mate...
(1) No person shall be detained without being informed of the ground for such an arrest. (2) The person who is arrested shall have the right to consult a legal practitioner of her/his choice and be defended from the time...
(1) The victim of crime shall have the right to be informed about the investigation and proceedings of the case regarding his/her victimization. (2) The victim of crime shall have the right to social rehabilitation and j...
(1) No person in detention shall be subjected to physical or mental torture, or be treated in a cruel, inhuman or degrading manner. (2) Any such act pursuant to clause (1) shall be punishable by law and a victim of such...
(1) No person shall be held under preventive detention unless there is sufficient ground to believe that there exits an immediate threat to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Nepal or public peace and order. (2...
(1) No person shall be treated with any kind of untouchability or discrimination in any private or public place on grounds of caste, ethnicity, origin, community, occupation, or physical condition. (2) No person belongin...
(1) Every citizen shall, subject to laws, have the right to acquire, enjoy own, sell, have professional gains, and otherwise utilize, or dispose of property. Explanation: For the purpose of this Article, “property” means...