shall be issued to him/her from the name of mother in a easy manner. A directive order is also hereby issued in the name of respondent Ministry of Home Affairs to circulate this decision to all the Chief District Officers nationwide. c) d) or address has not been traced out, non availability of father. Hence, all the custom and traditions that deny the very existence of women have to be eliminated. Therefore, a directive order is hereby issued in the name of respondent Office of Prime Minister and Council of Ministers to raise necessary public awareness for eliminating such traditional custom, culture and practices by launching programs of education and public sensitization. CEDAW has provided that all the evil practices, traditions and customs which discriminate against women have to be condemned and eliminated by formulating appropriate law if necessary to eliminate those evil practice, tradition and customs. Therefore, a directive order is hereby issued in the name of respondent Ministry of Home Affairs to frame laws if so required and to undertake the necessary and effective measures to eliminate such evil practices, traditions and customs which are still prevailing in Nepali society. 25. The notice of this order shall be served to the respondents through the Office of Attorney General. Moreover, as the subject of this dispute pertains also to women’s rights, the notice of this decision shall also be served to the Government of Nepal, Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare and National Women Commission although they have not been respondents. The case file shall be duly handed over after writing off its record from the registry. In case all the evils customs and traditions which put men as superior to women and women as inferior to men in the name of religion, culture and tradition are not abolished, the patriarchal mindset shall prevail which shall continue to hinder obtaining citizenship and other facilities for the petitioner and other persons similar to that of the petitioner who has not been able to obtain citizenship certificate because of lack of address I concur with the aforementioned opinion. Justice Mr. Bharat Raj Uprety Done on Sunday, the 15th day of the Month of the Year 2067 (27th February, 2011) Bench Officer: Mr. Upendra Prasad Gautam 56 Compilation of Selected Decisions of Supreme Court on CITIZENSHIP and BIRTH REGISTRATION