District Administration Office Kathmandu in its written reply has stated that the petitioners have not been able to claim clearly that which person of which community has been deprived at what time of providing what types of documents. The law has not also made mandatory provision for obtaining the documents including citizenship certificate based on caste. The writ has been filed based only on probability and therefore, should be quashed. writ should not be issued. The writ petition should be quashed. District Administration Office Bardiya in its written reply has stated that the office has been providing citizenship certificate without any discrimination on the ground of race, religion, gender, and place of origin and in simple and easy manner to all Nepalese citizens who have filled up application for obtaining citizenship certificate upon examining the application whether it is duly filled up or not. The citizenship certificate are issued pursuant to the provision of law in force, directives and circulars, on the ground of basic evidences establishing the name, caste, surname (family name), address and the evidence of descent. None is deprived of the access to public places to use openly. The office has not made any discrimination on the ground of caste, race, discrimination of untouchability has not been practiced, and no one has been compelled to mention race and surname (family name). Therefore, the writ petition should be quashed. District Administration Office Morang in its written reply has stated that no act has been committed from that office as stated in the writ petition and all the citizens have been treated with respect and the order of Mandamus should not be issued. The writ petition should be quashed. District Administration Office Manang in its written reply has stated that no any act on the subjects mentioned in paragraphs No. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 Articles 11, 12, 23 and 88 (2) of the Constitution of the Kingdom of Nepal has been committed from the office. The writ petition filed mentioning the false and untrue description. Therefore, the writ of mandamus should not be issued and the writ petition should be quashed. District Administration Office Humla in its written reply has stated that the office has been providing citizenship certificate mentioning the name and surname (family name) based on the particulars including name, surname (family name) mentioned in the application form, the recommendation and the evidence corroborating these particulars. Such applicants have not been compelled to mention occupational caste. No Dalit has come to file an application, until date, to obtain citizenship certificate claiming the surname (family name) similar to that of another communities as mentioned in the paragraphs 3, 4 and 10 of the writ petition. No information has been received in this office regarding the problems being created against the Dalits to cause them suppressed and disturbed on the grounds of caste or race. The social harmony has been sustained according to the Constitution of the Kingdom of Nepal with due regard to the existing social and cultural practices and no complaint has been made by any individuals or organizations for the settlement of disputes arisen on these grounds in the administrative bodies. Therefore, no act or wrongs, as mentioned in the petition, has been committed from this office and the false writ petition should be quashed. District Administration Office Dailekh in its written reply has contended that it has been obvious form that fact that the citizens of Dalit communities have obtained the citizenship certificate mentioning the surname (family name). The president Dil Bahadur Bishwokarma of the donor agency advocating for the same community, and others making false and fictitious blame against the office being indifferent toward the enforcement of the decision of the His Majesty’s Government filed this writ petition. They have stated that the respondents while providing citizenship certificate, arbitrarily compelled to mention caste/race disregarding the provisions of Citizenship Act, 2020 (1963) and the Citizenship Rules 2049 (1993) have sustained the condition of being victimized of discrimination based on race (caste) and have not let to live a life with dignity. The writ petition is baseless and worthy to be quashed. Therefore, the writ petition should be quashed. District Administration Office Mustang in its written reply has stated that the office has been carrying out its work keeping all equally in view and no act of social suppression; economic exploitation, political exclusion and exploitation of labor have been committed from the office. The writ petition filed by the petitioners is unjust, based on prejudice and therefore, should be quashed. District Administration Office Rupandehi in its written reply has stated that the office has issued and distributed the citizenship certificate to the persons who are eligible to acquire the citizenship by descent according to the Constitution, Citizenship Act, Rules and directions received from the superior offices. The Dalit communities with various surnames (family names), who have filled up forms duly according to Act, Rules and circulars have not been deprived to write their surname (family name) and District Administration Office Bhojpur in its written reply has contended that no discrimination has been made against Federation of Non Governmental Organization and equal treatment have been made to all by treating them respectfully and therefore, the 6 Compilation of Selected Decisions of Supreme Court on CITIZENSHIP and BIRTH REGISTRATION

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