S. No. Writ No. Decision/ Order Date, Publication No. Name of Plaintiff and Defendant Case Details Summary of the decision Page No. I the victim petitioner Siwani Kharel be granted citizenship in the name of the mother and the let the essential order be issued to the nationwide entire Offices of Village Development Committees, Metropolitan City, Sub-Metropolitan cities, Municipalities and their relevant ward offices, via the Ministry of Home Affairs and to the all 75 District Administration Offices with the interpretation that shall be applicable to the victim like me. 22 071WO0709 N.K.P. 2073, No. 9, Decision No. 9687, Pg. 1833, 29th August, 2016 Srijan Kharel VS Government of Nepal It has been against the provision of Article 8 (2) of Part 2 of the Interim Constitution of Nepal, 2063 that if father or mother of a person was a citizen of Nepal at the time of his/her birth, such person shall be Nepalese Citizen by descent, and the provision of Clause 3 of Nepal Citizenship Act, 2063 that Nepalese citizenship shall be obtained by descent, as well as against the Article 15 of Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948 and Article 24 of the International Covenant on Civic and Political Rights, 1966, Article 7 of Convention on the Rights of Children, including Article 9 of the Convention on Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women, 1979; hence, order, command including mandamus, whichever is needed, should be issued to provide citizenship by mother’s name so as to interpret in connection to the victims across the country. The matter that Sharmila Gautam, the petitioner’s mother, Srijan Kharel, is a Nepalese citizen is also justified, and the petitioner, Srijan Kharel, is seen to have been born in Nepal from Nepalese citizen mother; 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, attaching with it the evidence as far as available. It has been exposed that circulation has been made to all the District Administration Offices as per the decision made by this Court on the writ petition of aforementioned Sabina Damai on the issue that citizenship can be obtained by mother’s name; hence, it seems that re-order is not supposed to be issued on the names of all the District Administration Offices. 141 23 069WO1090 29th August, 2016 Rojan Uprety VS Government of Nepal After my pregnancy and before delivery, my husband Prakash Uprety went outside Kathmandu for work but never returned. My mother Puja Subedi (Uprety) has been providing me with nurture, education and healthcare to I, Rojan Uprety, one of the petitioners. The act of statutorily authorized agency or official denying someone of citizenship in the absence of any plausible reason and basis cannot be deemed as legitimate and proper. It is rather supposed to explore ways for assistance and simplification in granting citizens with citizenship as per the legal provisions. an order of mandamus is hereby issued in the names of respondents District Administration Office, Kathmandu and Office of Kathmandu Metropolitan City, Ward No. 34 to examine the matters required as per Nepal 147