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Interpretation of Law Competition 2024

Index of Authorities

Submitted by: Team ClauseCrew

Submission Date : 19th December, 2024
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Index of Authorities
Cases

Dil Bahadur Bishwakarma v. HMG, NLR 7531 (Nepal 2005).

Lakshmi Devi Dhikta v. Government of Nepal, NLR 8464 (Nepal 2009).
Adv. Punyashila Dawadi Ghimire, et.al v. the office of the Prime Minister and
Council of Minjisters, Singha Durbar, et.al. NLR 9741 (Nepal 2016).
Adv.Rama Pant Kharel v.Nepal Government, Office of the Prime Minister and
Council of Ministers NLR 7951(Nepal 2008).
Bimala Khadka & Others v. Government of Nepal, Office of the Prime Minister &
Council of Ministers, NLR Writ No. 0748 (Nepal 2010).
Rupak Dhakal, et.al vs Prime Minister and Office of the Council of Ministers, et.al
NLR 7678 (Nepal 2008).
Jaya Bahadur Tamang v. Government of Nepal, FIR by Indira Bhandari, Writ No. CR
1167 (Nepal 2017).
Adv. Jyoti Paudel v. Government of Nepal, Office of the Prime Minister & Council of
Ministers, NLR 8282 (Nepal 2009).
Adv. Meera Dhungana v. Office of the Prime Minister & Council of Ministers, NLR
7742 (Nepal 2006).
Pradhosh Chhetri et al. v. Government of Nepal, Office of the Prime Minister &
Council of Ministers, Writ No. 3059 (Nepal 2004).
Adv. Pun Devi Maharjan (Sujhana) v. Government of Nepal, Office of the Prime
Minister & Council of Ministers, NLR 7981 (Nepal 2005).
Adv. Sapana Pradhan Malla v. Prime Minister, Nepal Gov't & Office of the Council
of Ministers, NLR 7478 (Nepal 2005).
Adv. Sapana Pradhan Malla v. Prime Minister, Nepal Gov't & Office of the Council
of Ministers, Writ No. 3561 (Nepal 2007).
Adv. Reshma Thapa v. HMG, Secretariat, Council of Ministers et al., NLR 7498
(Nepal 2004).
Som Prasad Paneru v. HMG, Office of the Prime Minister & Council of Ministers,
NLR 7705 (Nepal 2004)..
Rupak Dhakal et al. v. Government of Nepal, Office of the Prime Minister & Council
of Ministers et al., NLR 7678 (Nepal 2008).
Adv. Sunil Babu Pant v. Nepal Government, Office of the Minister & Council of
Ministers, NLR 7958 (Nepal 2007).
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Adv. Sunil Babu Pant v. Nepal Government, Office of the Minister & Council of
Ministers et al., NLR 9875 (Nepal 2017).
Prakash Mani Sharma v. HMG, Women, Children & Social Welfare Ministry et al.,
NLR 7268 (Nepal 2003).
Prem Kumari Nepali et al. v. National Women Commission et al., NLR 8945 (Nepal
2005).
Adv. Kabita Pandey et al. v. Office of the Prime Minister & Council of Ministers,
NLR 8901 (Nepal 2012).
Adv. Jyoti Lamsal Paudel et al. v. Office of the Prime Minister & Council of
Ministers, NLR 8883 (Nepal 2012).
Adv. Prakash Mani Sharma & Others v. Government of Nepal, Office of the Prime
Minister & Council of Ministers, NLR 8001 (Nepal 2008).
Adv. Prakash Mani Sharma & Others v. Government of Nepal, Office of the Prime
Minister & Council of Ministers, NLR 7577(Nepal 2005).
Sanju Mahato et al. v. Government of Nepal on behalf of Jhari Mahato, NLR 9861
(Nepal 2016).
Sunita Tiwari v. Union of India & Ors., Writ P.(C) No. 286/2017 (India Sept. 24,
2018).
Indian Young Lawyers Ass’n v. State of Kerala, (2017) 10 SCC 689 (India).
Justice K.S. Puttaswamy (Retd.) v. Union of India, (2017) 10 SCC 1 (India).
Seshego Cmty. Case, Limpopo Province (S. Afr. 2018).
J.H. v. East Side Union High Sch. Dist., (S. Afr. 2015).
Adv. Jyoti Lamsal Paudel et al. v. Government of Nepal, Office of the Prime Minister
& Council of Ministers et al., Writ No. WO-0187 (Nepal 2009).

Constitution
Nepal Const.amend.II.
India Const.
U.S. Const.

Statutes
Act related to Interpretation of Law, (2010) (Nepal).
Muluki Criminal Code, (2017) (Nepal).
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Right to Housing Act, 2018 (Nepal).

Public Health Service Act, 2075 (2018).
Right to Food and Food Sovereignty Act, 2075 (2018) (Nepal).
Domestic Violence (Offense and Punishment) Act (2009) (Nepal).
Local Government Operation Act (2017) (Nepal).
Act Relating to Children (2018) (Nepal).
Social Reform Act (2033) (Nepal).
National Women Commission Act(2007) (Nepal)
National Human Rights Commission Act (2012) (Nepal)
The Public Health Service Act(2018) (Nepal)
Right to Housing Act (2018) (Nepal)
The Social Security Act(2018) (Nepal)
Civil Rights Act (1955) (Nepal).
Treaty Act (1990) (Nepal).
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (2023) (India).

Policies and Directives

Chhaupadi Malpractice Elimination Policy, Sudurpaschim Province (2019).
Municipal Policy and Plan, Mangalsen Municipality (2019) (Nepal).
Chhaupadi Practice Elimination Directives, Ministry of Women, Children, and Social
Welfare (2008).
The Dignified Menstruation Policy(2019).
National Health Policy(2019).
National Youth Policy(2019).
Chhaupadi Eradication Directives (2007).
Ministry of Social Development. Chhaupadi malpractice elimination Policy, 2076
(Unofficial Translation), Sudurpaschim province. 2019.
Chhaupadi Practice Elimination Directives, 2008

International materials
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Universal Declaration of Human Rights, G.A. Res. 217A (III), U.N. Doc. A/810
(1948).
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Dec. 16, 1966, 999 U.N.T.S.
171.
International Covenant on Economic,Social and Cultures Rights, Dec. 16, 1966, 999
U.N.T.S. 171.
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, Dec.
18, 1979, 1249 U.N.T.S. 13.
Convention on the Rights of the Child, Nov. 20, 1989, 1577 U.N.T.S. 3.
Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or
Punishment, Dec. 10, 1984, 1465 U.N.T.S. 85.
United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Administration of Juvenile Justice
(The Beijing Rules), G.A. Res. 40/33, annex, 40 U.N. GAOR Supp. (No. 53), U.N.
Doc. A/40/53 (1985).
European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental
Freedoms (Nov. 4, 1950), 213 U.N.T.S. 221.
American Convention on Human Rights, Pact of San José, Costa Rica, Nov. 22,
1969, 1144 U.N.T.S. 123.
African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights (June 27, 1981), 1520 U.N.T.S. 217.

Books
Loughnan L et al., Monitoring Menstrual Health in the Sustainable Development Goals, in
The Palgrave Handbook of Critical Menstruation Studies 577 (Bobel C et al. eds., 2020).

Niamh Relly, Women's Human Rights 45 (Polity Press, Cambridge, UK 2009).

H.O. Agarwal, International Law and Human Rights 13th ed., 98 (Central Law
Publications, Delhi 2006).
Brenton Howse, Cultural Relativism and International Politics (Scitus Academics
LLC, 2018).
Narayan Prasad Sharma, Insights into Interpretation of Statutes 203 (Tilasmi
Publication, 2017).
Upendra Baxi, The Future of Human Rights 2d ed., 56 (Oxford University Press
2006).
David Kinsley, Hindu Goddesses: Vision of the Divine Feminine in the Hindu
Religious Traditions 212 (1988).
S.M. Afzal Qadri, Ahmad Siddique’s Criminology, Penology, and Victimology updated
ed., 150 (2022).
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Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur'an: Translation and Commentary (Amana
Publications 1934).
Saheeh International, The Qur'an: Arabic Text with Corresponding English Meanings
(Al-Muntada Al-Islami Trust 1997).
Rigveda Translated into Hindi (The Finest Translation Ever of the Rig Veda), Part II
(Mandala-2, 3, 4, 5).

Journal Articles
Dipendra S. Thakuri et al., A Harmful Religio-Cultural Practice (Chhaupadi) During
Menstruation Among Adolescent Girls in Nepal: Prevalence and Policies for
Eradication, 16 PLOS ONE e0256968 (2021).
S. Joshi, Chhaupadi Practice in Nepal: A Literature Review, 14 WORLD MED. &
HEALTH POL’Y121, 121–137 (2022)
Srizu Bajracharya ‘Discontinuing chhaupadi isn't just about destroying period huts;
it's about ending the stigma of menstruation.’ Published at : October 21, 2019 the
kathmandu post https://tkpo.st/2J7gqUK
Kaur, R., & Kaur, K. (2018). Menstrual Hygiene, Management, and Waste Disposal:
Practices and Challenges Faced by Girls/Women of Developing Countries. Journal of
Environmental and Public Health, 2018.
https://www.hindawi.com/journals/jeph/2018/1730964/
Sumpter, C., & Torondel, B. (2013). A Systematic Review of the Health and Social
Effects of Menstrual Hygiene Management. PLOS ONE, 8(4), e62004.
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0062004

The Internet
A Systematic Review of Menstruation-Related Restrictions in India (PDF),
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/375792868_A_Systematic_Review_of_Men
struation_Related_Restrictions_in_India.

World Menstrual Hygiene Day 2023: What Are India’s Challenges?, The Hindu,
https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/health/menstrual-hygiene-day-india-challenges-
taboo-period-equity/article66900205.ece.

Abolishing Chaupadi, Breaking the Stigma of Menstruation in Rural Nepal, UN

Women – Headquarters, https://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2017/4/feature-
abolishing-chaupadi-breaking-the-stigma-of-menstruation-in-rural-nepal (2017).
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Still Exists Chaupadi Custom, Sujita Karki, Setopati,

https://www.setopati.com/social/137557.

Menstrual Exile: The Dangers of Chaupadi in Nepal and What it Means for Women
and Girls, Karuna, https://karuna.org/menstrual-exile-the-dangers-of-chaupadi-in-
nepal-and-what-it-means-for-women-and-girls.

Khushboo Sandhu, Menstruation: Indian Women Fight Period Shame with Charts,
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-62561813 (Aug. 17, 2022).

Menstrual Hygiene Practices, Socio-cultural Restrictions and Taboos Among Indian

Society and Their Impact on Women Life, International Journal of Education and
Management Studies, https://www.i-scholar.in/index.php/injems/article/view/215796
(2022).

The Kathmandu Post, Everything You Need to Know About Chhaupadi, the Taboo
Ritual of Banishing Women to Period Huts (Dec. 11, 2019),
https://kathmandupost.com/national/2019/12/11/everything-you-need-to-know-about-
chaupadi-the-taboo-ritual-of-banishing-women-to-period-huts.

Banished for Bleeding: Tribal Indian Women Get Better Period Huts,
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-57335518.

Report of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, United

Nations iLibrary, https://www.un-ilibrary.org/content/periodicals/29588936 (2022).

Menstrual Taboo in Nepal: What is Chaupadi?, The Borgen Project,

https://borgenproject.org/chaupadi/.

Knowledge, Practices, and Restrictions Related to Menstruation Among Young

Women from Low Socioeconomic Community in Mumbai, India, PMC,
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4080761/ (Jul. 2014).

UNICEF, Analysis of Menstrual Hygiene Practices in Nepal (2018),

https://www.unicef.org/nepal/reports/analysis-menstrual-hygiene-practices-nepal.

Robinson H. Chaupadi: The affliction of menses in Nepal. Int J Women’s

Dermatology. 2015; 1: 193– 194. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijwd.2015.10.002 PMID:
28491991 Karki, K. B., Search Poudel, P. C., Rothchild, J., Pope, N., Bobin, N. C.,
Gurung, Y., et al. Scoping Review and -
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Khadka Niranjan. Chhaupadi Pratha: Women’s Condition and Suffering. Molung

Educ Front. 2020; 10: 81–92. https://doi.org/10.3126/mef.v10i1.34031 Thapa S, Aro
AR. ‘Menstruation means impurity’: multilevel interventions are needed to break the
men- strual taboo in Nepal. BMC Womens Health. 2021; 21: 1–5. - Search

Sumpter C, Torondel B. A Systematic Review of the Health and Social Effects of

Menstrual Hygiene Management. PLoS One. 2013; 8.
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0062004 PMID: 23637945 - Search

Baumann SE, Lhaki P, Burke J. Assessing the Role of Caste/Ethnicity in Predicting

Menstrual Knowl- edge, Attitudes, and Practices in Nepal. Glob Public Health. 2019;
0: 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1080/ 17441692.2019.1583267 PMID: 30785854 - Search

Ranabhat D, Nepal S, Regmi B. Menstrual Hygiene Practice and School Absenteeism

among Rural Adolescent girls of Kalikot district. Nepal Med Coll J. 2019; 21: 258–
264. https://doi.org/10.3126/nmcj. v21i4.27614

Dhakal SB, Sah N, Shrestha S. Analysis of menstrual hygiene practices in Nepal: the
role of WASH in Schools programme for girls education. 2018; 1–6. https://wedc-
knowledge.lboro.ac.uk/resources/ conference/41/Dhakal-2870.pdf

Morrison J, Basnet M, Bhatta A, Khimbanjar S, Baral S. Analysis of Menstrual

Hygiene Practices in Nepal. UNICEF. 2018.
https://www.unicef.org/nepal/reports/analysis-menstrual-hygiene-practices-nepal

Van Eijk AM, Sivakami M, Thakkar MB, Bauman A, Laserson KF, Coates S, et al.
Menstrual hygiene management among adolescent girls in India: A Systematic review
and meta-analysis. BMJ Open. 2016; 6. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-
010290 PMID: 26936906

Polices and Guideline: A study on situation of implementation status of National laws,

policies and Chhaupadi elimination guideline in Karnali, Nepal. Kathmandu: Action
Works Nepal & BEE Group. 2017.
https://www.actionworksnepal.org/publications/research-report/

Adhikari R. Bringing an end to deadly “menstrual huts” is proving difficult in Nepal.

BMJ. 2020; 368: 1–2. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.m536 PMID: 32060070
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National Human Right Commission. National Investigation Program Report on

Chhaupadi. Kathmandu; 2018.

(PDF) Chhaupadi Practice Among Nepalese Girls: Prevalence & Policies

Restless Development Nepal, Abolition of Chhaupadi in the Far and Mid-Western

Region of Nepal: Baseline Report (2015),
http://restlessdevelopment.org/file/abolition-of-chhaupadi-in-nepal-baseline-report .

Women Are Still Dying After Being Sent to Menstruation Huts, but No One Is Filing
Complaints, Kathmandu Post (Mar. 22, 2019),
https://kathmandupost.com/national/2019/03/22/women-are-still-dying-after-being-
sent-to-menstruation-huts-but-no-one-is-filing-complaints.

BBC Nepal, Chhaupadi Custom: Psychological Reason for Staying in Menstrual Huts
After Demolition, BBC News (2021), https://www.bbc.com/nepali/news-56028072.