have not been compelled to write their so-called occupational casts. Likewise, the office has not disregarded the circular issued as per the decision of His Majesty’s Government dated 2052/4/4 (July 20, 1995) and has not let it to be ineffective/unenforced. Therefore, the rights of the petitioners provided by the Article 11, 12(1) of Constitution of the Kingdom of Nepal and other laws have not been violated and the obligations imposed by them have not been defied/disregarded. Therefore, the statement of the writ petition is fictitious and untrue and the writ petition should be quashed. Nepal, Citizenship Act and Nepal Citizenship Rules and the directions of His Majesty’s Government, Ministry of Home from time to time regarding to providing citizenship certificate to Nepalese citizens. It is also requested that the complete answer regarding to this shall be received from the Ministry of Home Affairs. District Administration Office Sindhupalchok in its written reply has stated that citizenship certificate has been issued to the people of Dalit communities mentioning the surname (family name) as requested by them and the surname (family name) have also been corrected in the previously issued citizenship certificates if someone files an application requesting for it. Likewise, apart from the subject of maintaining surname (family name) mentioned in the writ petition, the office has not made discrimination against the Dalits and they have not been deprived to do any act. Therefore, the writ petition filed against the office should be quashed. District Administration Office Kabhrepalanchok in its written reply has stated that the office has not made discrimination on the grounds of race/cast while performing the acts to be carried out by this office. The Dalit communities have not been treated as second-class citizens on the ground of race/cast. The practice of treating as untouchable has been discouraged. The office has been providing service to the people by maintaining tribal surname (family name) rather than maintaining occupational caste to those who have come to do so. In the documents including citizenship, the surname (family name) established from the evidences submitted has been maintained. The office has not compelled anyone to write the occupational caste and the decision of His Majesty’s Government has been fully complied with. No any act has been done to degrade the Dalits or violate their human rights. Therefore, the writ petition should be quashed. District Administration Office Salyan in its written reply has stated that the subject matter of the writ petition is outside the jurisdiction of that office and the writ petition filed making opponent to the office is unjust in that part and therefore should be quashed. District Administration Office Parbat in its written reply has stated that the office has performed its functions fully complying with the law. The office has not got any information about the acts mentioned in the writ petition and the writ petition filed against the office should be quashed. District Administration Office Bhaktapur in its written reply has stated that the office has not done any act mentioned in the writ petition. It is also stated that the citizenship certificates have been provided as per the provisions of Nepal Citizenship Act, 2020 (1963) and Nepal Citizenship Rules, 2049(1993) and that the office has not issued citizenship certificate arbitrarily disregarding the provisions of law until this date and the writ petition is fictitious and wholly false and therefore, should be quashed. District Administration Office Solukhumbhu in its written reply has stated that the office has not received any information about the existence of the problems mentioned in the paragraph 4 of the writ petition. The office has not made any discrimination but treated all people equally. Likewise, the office has been carried out its functions according to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948, International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 1966, Constitution of the Kingdom of Nepal, 2047 (1990) Muluki Ain, 2020 (1963), Citizenship Act, 2020 (1963) and other laws in force. No discrimination has been made against the people of Dalit and backward communities on social, political and economic grounds. Therefore, the writ petition should be quashed. The Office the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers in its written reply has stated that the petitioners have not been able to mention clearly about which of their rights have been violated from which act of that office. The writ petition filed making the office respondent without any ground deserves to be quashed and therefore should be quashed. District Administration Office Kailali, Dhangadhi, in its written reply has stated that there is no question of creating problems from this office relating to problems raised by the petitioners in the writ petition. The office has been helping people for getting the facilities provided by the state. The office has not deprived them from the remedies falling District Administration Office Jumla in its written reply has stated that the citizenship certificates have been issued to Nepali citizens pursuant to the provisions of the Constitution of the Kingdom of 7 Compilation of Selected Decisions of Supreme Court on CITIZENSHIP and BIRTH REGISTRATION