Alpine Law Associates is the leading full-service law firm encompassing a wide range of legal practices located in Kathmandu, Nepal. It consists of a team of the country's best lawyers, each with expertise in their respective fields, tailored to meet clients' specific needs.
Anamnagar-29, Kathmandu
A 2026 practitioner's guide to locus standi in Nepal — the strict standing rule for civil suits, the public interest litigation expansion under Article 133 of the Constitution of Nepal 2072, landmark Supreme Court jurisprudence on standing, statutory standing under specific statutes, standing in habeas corpus and fundamental-rights petitions, and the bona fide test that filters frivolous or vested-interest standing claims.
A 2026 practitioner's guide to the fundamental rights chapter of the Constitution of Nepal 2072 (2015) — Part 3, Articles 16-46 — covering personal liberty, equality, freedom of expression, religion, privacy, property, women's, children's, Dalit, and senior citizens' rights, the right against torture, the writ jurisdictions of the Supreme Court (Article 133) and High Courts (Article 144), reasonable restrictions, comparative position against the 2007 Interim Constitution, and the international human-rights framework Nepal is party to.
"The Caste-Based Discrimination and Untouchability (Offence and Punishment) Act 2068 (2011), as amended in 2018, criminalises discrimination, exclusion, restriction and humiliation on grounds of caste in both public and private settings. Section 7 penalty (post-2018 amendment): 3 months to 3 years' imprisonment plus a fine of NPR 50,000 to NPR 200,000. Public-official offenders face +50% added punishment. Section 8 grants compensation of NPR 25,000 to NPR 100,000 to victims. Article 24 of the 2015 Constitution classifies untouchability as a severe social offence."
