Constitution of Nepal 2015, as amended to 2020
Status of the Constitution
  • English

    (1) This Constitution is the fundamental law of Nepal. Any law inconsistent with this Constitution shall, to the extent of such inconsistency, be void.
    (2) It shall be the duty of every person to uphold this Constitution. (Art. 1)

  • Nepali

    (१) यो संविधान नेपालको मूल कानून हो । यस संविधानसँग बाझिने कानून बाझिएको हदसम्म अमान्य हुनेछ ।
    (२) यस संविधानको पालना गर्नु प्रत्येक व्यक्तिको कर्तव्य हुनेछ । (धारा १)

Status of the Constitution
  • English
    Every citizen shall have the following duties:

    (b) Abide by the constitution and law
    … (Art. 48)
  • Nepali
    प्रत्येक नागरिकका कर्तव्य देहाय बमोजिम हुनेछन्:
    ...
    (ख) संविधान र कानूनको पालना गर्नु,
    ... (धारा ४८)
Status of the Constitution
  • English

    (1) The Nepal laws in force at the time of commencement of this Constitution shall continue to be in force until such laws are repealed or amended.
    Provided that any law, which is inconsistent with this Constitution, shall ipso facto be void to the extent of such inconsistency, after one year of the date on which the first session of the Federal Parliament set forth in this Constitution is held.
    (2) Acts relating to peace process in accordance with the Interim Constitution of Nepal, 2007 shall be deemed to be carried out in accordance with this Constitution. (Art. 304)

  • Nepali

    (१) यो संविधान प्रारम्भ हुँदाका बखत कायम रहेका नेपाली कानून खारेज वा संशोधन नभएसम्म लागू रहनेछन् ।
    तर यो संविधानसँग बाझिएको कानून यो संविधान बमोजिमको संघीय संसदको पहिलो अधिवेशन बसेको मितिले एक वर्षपछि बाझिएको हदसम्म स्वतः अमान्य हुनेछ ।
    (२) नेपालको अन्तरिम संविधान, २०६३ बमोजिमका शान्ति प्रक्रिया सम्बन्धी कार्यहरू यसै संविधान बमोजिम भए गरेको मानिनेछ । (धारा ३०४)

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Constitution of Nepal 2015, as amended to 2020 (English). According to Art. 7(1): “The Nepali language in the Devnagari script shall be the official language of Nepal.”

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