S. No. Writ No. Decision/ Order Date, Publication No. Name of Plaintiff and Defendant Case Details Summary of the decision Page No. constitutional right, our right to get identity, right to get higher education, right to employment, right to business, right to residence, right of equality, right of nationality, including right to make choice of obtaining citizenship through whose name out of father or mother’s name; hence, order or command should be issued on the name of opponents to provide recommendation to get citizenship to us victims petitioners by mother’s name and give and get the citizenship given too, and issue order or command including mandamus, whichever is needed, so as to interpret in connection to the other victims like us who remain across the country. 18 072WO0520 29th August, 2016 Kriti Thapa VS Government of Nepal According to Article 11 (2) (B) and Article 12 of the Constitution of Nepal, Clause 3 (1) of the Citizenship Act, 2063, Rule 3 (1) of Citizenship Rule, 2063, and has been against Article 15 of International Human Rights, Article 24 of International Covenant on Civic and Political Right, 1966, Article 7 of Convention on the Rights of the Children, including Article 9 of Convention on Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women, 1979, order an command including mandamus, whichever is needed, should be issued to provide citizenship by mother’s name as per law and to provide citizenship by descent by mother’s name so as to be interpreted in connection to the victims like us across the country. The matter that Kabita Thapa, the mother of Kriti Thapa, is a Nepalese citizen also has been justified, and the petitioner, Kriti Thapa, is seen to have been born in Nepal from the Nepalese citizen, Kabita Thapa; hence, it is decided that mandamus order shall be issued on the name of the opponent, Kathmandu Metropolitan City, Ward No. 5, Ward Committee stating not to refuse to provide recommendation for the sake of citizenship if the petitioner submits mother’s citizenship and if she submits evidence to ensure birth, and on the name of District Administration Office, Kathmandu not to refuse to provide citizenship by mother’s name if the recommendation and the replica copy of the citizenship of the mother’s name is submitted. 119 19 071WO1076 29th August, 2016 Prashant Biswas VS District Admin. Office, Sunsari Mandamus order should be issued on the names of the opponents as per Article 8 (1), 8 (2) (B), Articles 12 (1), 13 (1) of the Interim Constitution of Nepal, 2063, Clause 3 of Nepal Citizenship Act, 2063 and including the writ petition decided on by the esteemed Supreme Court regarding (N.L.M. 2068 D.No. 8557 Number 2 P. 247). The matter that Sabitri Shrestha, the mother of the petitioner, Prashant Bishwas, is a Nepalese citizen is also justified, and the petitioner, Prashant Bishwas, is seen to have been born in Nepal from Nepalese citizen Sabitri Shrestha; hence, it is decided that mandamus order shall be issued on the name of District Administration Office, Kathmandu not to refuse to provide citizenship by mother’s name if the petitioner furnishes application by submitting mother’s citizenship. 124