Section 718
Court Of Nepal To Have Jurisdiction
A court of Nepal shall have
jurisdiction to adjudicate the proceedings and settle any disputes
arising in connection with the following matters:
(a) A matter between the foreigners who reside in Nepal or
between a foreigner and a citizen of Nepal, that is
governed by this Act or other law,
(b) A matter of a case of which a foreigner residing in Nepal
is a defendant,
(c) A matter as regards the succession of a foreigner who
resided in Nepal and had property in Nepal at the time of
his or her death,
(d) A matter concerning payment to be made in Nepal on a
financial transaction or dealing made abroad between a
citizen of Nepal and a foreigner,
(e) A matter between foreigners or between a foreigner and a
citizen of Nepal, concerning a property situated in Nepal,
(f) A matter concerning a contract concluded in or to be
performed in Nepal between foreigners or to which at
least one party is a citizen or body corporate of Nepal,
(g) A matter concerning a tort, quasi-contract or unjust
enrichment committed outside Nepal, where both parties
are citizens of Nepal or foreigners who have habitual
residence in Nepal,
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(h) A matter to be adjudicated by a court of Nepal under subsection
(2) of Section 699.