Legal History

Key events in Nepal's constitutional and legal history.

• Promulgation of Muluki Ain 1910 — 1854-01-05 — 1910-09-07
• Government of Nepal Act 1948 — 1948-01-26 — 2004-10-13
• End of Rana Regime and Democracy Day — 1951-02-18 — 2007-11-07
• Interim Government Act of Nepal 1951 — 1951-04-11 — 2007-12-29
• Establishment of Pradhan Nyayalaya — 1951-12-22 — 2008-09-08
• Nepal Citizenship Act 1952 — 1952-08-10 — 2009-04-26
• Supreme Court Act 1956 — 1956-05-21 — 2013-02-08
• Civil Service Act 1956 — 1956-09-04 — 2013-05-20
• Constitution of the Kingdom of Nepal 1959 — 1959-02-12 — 2015-11-01
• First General Election of Nepal — 1959-02-18 — 2015-11-07
• Royal Coup by King Mahendra — 1960-12-15 — 2017-09-01
• Constitution of Nepal 1962 (Panchayat) — 1962-12-16 — 2019-09-01
• New Muluki Ain 2020 — 1963-04-12 — 2019-12-30
• Land Reform Act 1964 — 1964-11-16 — 2021-08-01
• Second Amendment of 2019 Constitution — 1975-12-12 — 2032-08-26
• National Referendum — 1980-05-02 — 2037-01-20
• Third Amendment of 2019 Constitution — 1980-12-15 — 2037-09-01
• Restoration of Democracy — 1990-04-08 — 2046-12-26
• Constitution of the Kingdom of Nepal 1990 — 1990-11-09 — 2047-07-23
• Establishment of CIAA — 1991-12-30 — 2048-09-15
• Labor Act 1992 Implementation — 1993-06-01 — 2050-02-19
• Supreme Court Verdict on Parliament Dissolution — 1995-08-28 — 2052-05-12
• Start of Maoist Insurgency — 1996-02-13 — 2052-11-01
• National Human Rights Commission Act — 2000-05-26 — 2057-02-13
• Dissolution of Parliament by Sher Bahadur Deuba — 2002-05-22 — 2059-02-08
• 11th Amendment of Muluki Ain — 2002-09-27 — 2059-06-11
• Royal Takeover by King Gyanendra — 2005-02-01 — 2061-10-19
• Restoration of House of Representatives — 2006-04-24 — 2063-01-11
• Historic Proclamation of the House — 2006-05-18 — 2063-02-04
• Comprehensive Peace Accord (CPA) — 2006-11-21 — 2063-08-05
• Interim Constitution of Nepal 2007 — 2007-01-15 — 2063-10-01
• Right to Information Act 2007 — 2007-07-21 — 2064-04-05
• Sunil Babu Pant vs. Nepal Government — 2007-12-21 — 2064-09-06
• First Constituent Assembly Election — 2008-04-10 — 2064-12-28
• Declaration of Republic — 2008-05-28 — 2065-02-15
• Rookmangud Katawal Case — 2009-05-01 — 2066-01-18
• Supreme Court Ruling on CA Term Extension — 2011-11-25 — 2068-08-09
• Dissolution of First Constituent Assembly — 2012-05-27 — 2069-02-14
• Second Constituent Assembly Election — 2013-11-19 — 2070-08-04
• Promulgation of Constitution of Nepal 2015 — 2015-09-20 — 2072-06-03
• First Amendment of 2015 Constitution — 2016-01-23 — 2072-10-09
• First Local Level Elections in 20 Years — 2017-05-14 — 2074-01-31
• Enactment of Civil and Criminal Codes — 2017-10-16 — 2074-06-30
• Implementation of New Muluki Codes — 2018-08-17 — 2075-05-01
• Fundamental Rights Acts Enacted — 2018-09-18 — 2075-06-02
• Second Amendment of 2015 Constitution — 2020-06-18 — 2077-03-04
• First Reinstatement of House of Representatives — 2021-02-23 — 2077-11-11
• Second Reinstatement of House of Representatives — 2021-07-12 — 2078-03-28
• Second Federal and Provincial Elections — 2022-11-20 — 2079-08-04
• Citizenship Amendment Act 2023 — 2023-05-15 — 2080-02-01