16 Jayanti Shikari (Khanal) vs Government of Nepal Chaitra 22, 2072 (4th April, 2016) Supreme Court Division Bench Honorable Justice Gopal Parajuli Honorable Justice Govinda Kumar Upadhyaya Order 071-WO-1025 Subject: Mandamus et al Jayanti Shikari (Khanal), daughter of Guna Bahadur Shikari, wife of Badri Prasad Khanal, a resident of ward No 4 of Kathmandu Metropolis of Kathmandu district ..............................1 Gopal Khanal son of Badri Prasad Khanal and Jayanti Khanal, a resident of ward No 12 of Kathmandu Metropolis of Kathmandu district ...................................................................1 Applicant Vs. Nepal Government, Office of Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, Singhadurbar Kathmandu ..................................................................................................................................1 Nepal Government Ministry of Home, Singhadurbar,Kathmandu ........................................1 Nepal Government Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development Singhadurbar, Kathmandu..................................................................................................................................1 Nepal Government Ministry of Law, Justice, Constituent Assembly and Parliamentary Affairs, Singhadurbar Kathmandu ............................................................................................1 Opponent Nepal Government, Ministry of Women, Children and Social Affairs, Singhadurbar, Kathmandu .................................................................................................................................1 Office of District Administration Office, Kathmandu……………………………....................1 Office of Ward No. 4 of Kathmandu Metropolis .....................................................................1 Office of Ward No. 1 of Hetaunda Municipality .....................................................................1 Brief fact and decision of the present writ petition that has been submitted by being fallen under the jurisdiction of this Court as per Article 107 (2) of the Interim Constitution of Nepal, 2063 are as follows: to District Administration Office to enquire for the sake of making citizenship of the son, I received information that replica copy of the father’s citizenship along with the recommendation of the Ward, and that father should come otherwise citizenship could not be provided. I, Jayanti Shikari, among us petitioners, was married to Badri Prasad Khanal, who has the house at K.M.C., Ward No. 4 as a second wife and petitioner son, Gopal Khanal, was born on date 2051/8/1 (November 17, 1994 A.D.) from our conjugal relationship. My husband, Badri Prasad Khanal, went away from our contact towards 2054 B.S. (1997/98 A.D.), and has not come back yet. I, single mother, have been accomplishing responsibility including nurturing and educating the minor son; and even after completing the age, his father has not remained in contact; hence, upon going The father of the petitioner, Gopal Khanal, has not been in our contact; hence, upon enquiring regarding other alternatives to make citizenship of the son, knowing that citizenship could be made by mother’s name as well; when I tried for its sake, I was informed that the son had to obtain citizenship from which the citizenship of mine, Jayanti, was issued. My citizenship was issued from Makwanpur; hence when I started process to obtain citizenship by going to Makwanpur, Ward Office did not agree 108 Compilation of Selected Decisions of Supreme Court on CITIZENSHIP and BIRTH REGISTRATION