RELIGION IN THE CONSTITUTIONS OF NEPAL

The Constitution is the preeminent and central law of the arrive. The expression "Constitution" typically alludes to a report having an exceptional legitimate sacredness that sets out the structure and the chief elements of the organs of the state. It additionally proclaims the standards administering the operation of these organs. A constitution is legitimately authoritative on the state and all subjects inside it. In Nepal, six constitutions have been declared since 1948^^ and a seventh constitution is currently under development by the constituent assembly.^" The initial three constitutions of Nepal were the Government of Nepal Act of 1948,^^ the Interim Government of Nepal Act of 1951,^^ and the Constitution of the Kingdom of Nepal of 1959.^^ These constitutions ensured principal rights and secured their delight through the due procedure of law. They contained order standards of state arrangement where the control of law was guaranteed. They furnished the resident of Nepal with flexibility of individual, discourse, get together, and worship,^* however they didn't specify anything about religious opportunity or anything with respect to any religion.
In 1962, the ruler expelled the parliamentary framework and presented the less law based "Panchayat System."^^ Ultimately, on December 16, 1962, another constitution was proclaimed which laid the establishment of Panchayat majority rule government in the nation. It was thought about a protected development, basically Nepali in character also, soul. While presenting the framework. Ruler Mahendra guaranteed the Panchayat System had its foundations in the dirt of the nation and was fit for development and advancement in the predominant atmosphere. A few asserted that the constitution was patriot in foundation and majority rule in its propensity.

Essential thing rights and due procedure of law, aside from the privilege to frame political associations, were conceded to the general population. The 1962 Constitution of Nepal pronounced out of the blue that Nepal was an autonomous, inseparable, and sovereign monarchial Hindu State.^* The 1962 Constitution had said that "His Loftiness" signifies "His Majesty the King for the time being ruling, being relative of the Great King Prithivi Narayan Shah and follower of Aryan culture and Hindu religion."^'' The Constitution likewise gave major rights to religion, allowing each individual with the flexibility to pronounce and hone his own religion as passed on to him from old circumstances having due respect to customary practices. It gave, in any case, that no individual was entitied to change over another individual's religion.

The 1962 Constitution of Nepal was supplanted by the Constitution of the Kingdom of Nepal of 1990.'' The Constitution of the Kingdom of Nepal of 1990 presented the multiparty parliamentary framework in the nation, with the arrangement of pronouncing the nation a Hindu kingdom and including the preclusion on transformation of one religion to another stayed in place. After the accomplishment of the People's Movement of 2006, the Constitution of the Kingdom of Nepal of 1990 was canceled and the Interval Constitution of 2007 was introduced.*" Article 3 of the Interval Constitution of Nepal pronounces: "Having multi-ethnic, multilingual, multi-religious, multi-social attributes with normal desires, and being focused on and joined by an obligation of loyalty to national autonomy, uprightness, national intrigue and flourishing of Nepal, all the Nepali individuals altogether constitute the nation."*' Article 4 of the Interim Constitution pronounces that the territory of Nepal is "an autonomous, indissoluble, sovereign, common, comprehensive and completely popularity based State."*^ Furthermore, Article 23 ofthe Interim' Constitution gives the privilege to religion as a crucial perfectly fine: 

First, Fvery individual should have the privilege to proclaim, rehearse also, safeguard his or her own particular religion as passed on to him or her from old circumstances paying due respect to social and social conventions. Given that no individual might be entitied to change over someone else starting with one religion then onto the next, and no individual might act or on the other hand act in a way which may encroach upon the religion of others.

Sources: 

THE CONSTITUTION OF NEPAL, 1962, pt. 1, § 3(1), available at http://www.ccd.org.np/ pdf/Constitution%201962.pdf.SUPREME COURT OF NEPAL WEBSITE, JUDICIARY IN NEPAL, http://www.supremecourt.gov.np/main.php?d=general&f=preliminariesNAVIN MISHRA, NEPAL: DEMOCRACY IN TRANSITION 5 (2006); JOHN WHELPTON , HISTORY OE NEPAL 86-99 (2005).