Meera Dhungana v. Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs
- Case
- Meera Dhungana v. Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs
- Court
- Supreme Court of Nepal
- Year
- 1995
- Area
- Women's rights / Equality
- Related article
- 38
- Summary
A public interest petition by FWLD challenged provisions that made a daughter forfeit inherited property on marriage. The Court found the scheme inconsistent with the right to equality and issued a directive order to reform the law, a foundation of later gender-equality reforms.
- Holding
Property law that denied daughters an equal coparcenary share with sons is discriminatory; the State was directed to amend the discriminatory provisions of the Muluki Ain to secure equality.
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