Major Achievements through PIL
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Inheritance right of daughter (Meera Dhungana Case (1996) |
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Lesser punishment for raping prostitute was held ultra vires (2002) |
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Marital rape interpreted as crime (2002) |
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Discriminatory law against women related to intestate property declared null and void (2004) |
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Directive order to government to form a committee to review and draft Bill for eliminating all discriminatory laws against women (2004) |
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Directive order to enact law on sexual harassment (2004) |
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Discriminatory penal provision for abortion declared discriminatory (2005) |
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Discrimination regulation of recruitment of boys in army and police declared ultra vires (2005) |
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Directive order to eliminate Chhaupadi , social ill practice (2005) |
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Discriminatory ground for divorce for women declared ultra vires (2006) |
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Section 3 and 4 of Social Practice (Reformation) Act (1976) declared Ultra Vires (2006) |
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The Gender Equality Bill approved (2006) |
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