The Supreme Court of Nepal has issued an interim order to the government, instructing it to temporarily allow the registration of same-sex marriages. The court order, issued by Justice Til Prasad Shrestha, requires the government to make the necessary arrangements for registering marriages of couples from sexual and gender minority groups if they wish to do so.

Nepal’s highest courthas ordered that the Nepalese government must recognize same-sex marriages which have - until now - not been possible due to the government’s inaction