Nepal's constitution

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Article 157
Attorney General

(1) There shall be one Attorney General in Nepal.
(2) The President shall appoint the Attorney General on the recommendation of the Prime Minister. The Attorney General will remain in his post for as long as the Prime Minister wants.
(3) A person qualified to be a judge of the Supreme Court shall be eligible for appointment to the post of Attorney General.
(4) The office of the Attorney General shall be vacant in any of the following cases:-
(a) If he tenders his resignation in writing to the President through the Prime Minister,
(b) if he is dismissed by the President on the recommendation of the Prime Minister,
(c) In case of his death.
(5) The remuneration and other benefits of the Attorney General shall be the same as the judges of the Supreme Court. Other conditions of service of the Attorney General shall be as per the law.
Nepal's constitution
Part - 3
Article 16: The right to live with dignityArticle 17: Right to FreedomArticle 18: Right to EqualityArticle 19: Right to CommunicationArticle 20: Right to JusticeArticle 21: Rights of crime victimsArticle 22: The right against tortureArticle 23: Right against preventive detentionArticle 24: Right against untouchability and discriminationArticle 25: Property rightsArticle 26: Right to religious freedomArticle 27: Right to InformationArticle 28: Right to privacyArticle 29: Right against exploitationArticle 30: Right to clean environmentArticle 31: Right to EducationArticle 32: The right to language and cultureArticle 33: Right to employmentArticle 34: Right to laborArticle 35: Health related rightsArticle 36: Food RightsArticle 37: Right to HousingArticle 38: Women's RightsArticle 39: Children's rightsArticle 40: Rights of DalitsArticle 41: Rights of senior citizensArticle 42: Right to Social JusticeArticle 43: Right to social securityArticle 44: Consumer RightsArticle 45: Right against deportationArticle 46: Right to constitutional remedyArticle 47: Enforcement of Fundamental RightsArticle 48: Duties of citizens
Part - 8
Article 83: Federal LegislatureArticle 84: Formation of the House of RepresentativesArticle 85: Tenure of the House of RepresentativesArticle 86: Constitution of National Assembly and Tenure of MembersArticle 87: Eligibility for MembersArticle 88: OathArticle 89: VacancyArticle 90: Decision on disqualification for membersArticle 91: Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the House of RepresentativesArticle 92: Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the National AssemblyArticle 93: Convocation and End of ConventionArticle 94: QuorumArticle 95: Address from the PresidentArticle 96: The Deputy Prime Minister, Minister, Minister of State and Assistant Minister can participate in the meeting of both HousesArticle 97: Formation of CommitteeArticle 98: Operation of the House in the event of vacancy of a memberArticle 99: VotingArticle 100: Provisions relating to votes of confidence and motions of no confidenceArticle 101: ImpeachmentArticle 102: Penalty for attending or voting without authorityArticle 103: PrivilegesArticle 104: Work Operation MethodArticle 105: Prohibition on DebateArticle 106: General Secretary and Secretary of the Federal ParliamentArticle 107: Secretariat of the Federal ParliamentArticle 108: Remuneration
Part - 11
Article 126: Judicial Powers Exercisable by CourtsArticle 127: CourtsArticle 128: Supreme CourtArticle 129: Appointment and Qualification of Chief Justice and Supreme Court Judge of NepalArticle 130: Service conditions and facilities of Chief Justice and JudgesArticle 131: Vacancy of the office of Chief Justice or Judge of the Supreme CourtArticle 132: The Chief Justice and Supreme Court judges should not be engaged in any other workArticle 133: Jurisdiction of the Supreme CourtArticle 134: Moveable caseArticle 135: Cannot pleadArticle 136: Responsibilities of the Chief JusticeArticle 137: Constitution of the Constitutional CourtArticle 138: Annual ReportArticle 139: High CourtArticle 140: Appointment and Qualification of Chief Justice and Judges of High CourtsArticle 141: Service conditions and facilities of Chief Justice and JudgesArticle 142: Vacancy of office of Chief Justice or JudgeArticle 143: Provisions relating to transfer and transfer of Chief Justice and JudgesArticle 144: Jurisdiction of the High CourtArticle 145: Moveable caseArticle 146: Eligible to pleadArticle 147: Responsibilities of the Chief JusticeArticle 148: District CourtArticle 149: Appointment, qualification and remuneration and other conditions of service of District Court JudgesArticle 150: District Judge not to be engaged in any other work and provisions regarding transferArticle 151: Jurisdiction of District CourtsArticle 152: Specialized CourtArticle 153: Council of JusticeArticle 154: Judicial Service CommissionArticle 155: Provisions related to conditions of service and facilitiesArticle 156: Provisions related to the Provincial Justice Service Commission
Part - 14
Article 175: Provincial LegislatureArticle 176: Formation of Provincial AssemblyArticle 177: Term of State AssemblyArticle 178: Qualifications for Members of Provincial AssemblyArticle 179: Oath of Provincial Assembly MembersArticle 180: Vacancy of a member of the Provincial AssemblyArticle 181: Decision regarding the disqualification of a member of the Provincial AssemblyArticle 182: Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Provincial AssemblyArticle 183: Summons and end of session of Provincial AssemblyArticle 184: Address from the Head of StateArticle 185: Quorum of the Provincial AssemblyArticle 186: Voting in Provincial AssemblyArticle 187: Prerogatives of Provincial Assembly Article 188: Provisions relating to votes of confidence and motions of no confidenceArticle 189: Ministers, Ministers of State and Assistant Ministers can participate in meetings of the Provincial AssemblyArticle 190: Punishment for Unauthorized Attendance or Voting in Provincial AssemblyArticle 191: Prohibition on DebateArticle 192: Operation of Provincial Assembly in the event of vacancy of member's seatArticle 193: Provincial Assembly can form committeesArticle 194: Procedures of the Provincial AssemblyArticle 195: Secretary and Secretariat of the Provincial AssemblyArticle 196: Remuneration
Part - 32
Article 275: Referendum Provisions Article 276: Pardon Article 277: Titles, honors and jewelsArticle 278: The right to conclude a treaty Article 279: Ratification, accession, acceptance or support of treaties or agreements Article 280: Special provisions related to the President's work Article 281: Review and Review of Special RightsArticle 282: Ambassadors and Special RepresentativesArticle 283: Appointments should be made according to inclusive principles Article 284: Provisions related to Constitutional Council Article 285: Establishment of Government Services Article 286: Constituency Determining Commission Article 287: Language Commission Article 288: Capital Article 289: Special provision regarding the citizenship of officials Article 290: Provisions related to Guthi Article 291: Ineligible for appointment Article 292: Provisions related to parliamentary hearings Article 293: Monitoring the work of constitutional bodiesArticle 294: Annual Report of Constitutional Bodies