The Muluki Civil Code 2074 (देवानी संहिता)

The Muluki Civil Code, 2074

The Muluki Civil Code (देवानी संहिता) governs private legal relationships between people — the everyday law of family, property and agreements. It replaced the civil portions of the old Muluki Ain and pulled many scattered civil laws into one code.

What the Civil Code covers

Its provisions are organised into parts dealing with:

• General principles and the law of persons (both individuals and legal entities)
• Family law — marriage (विवाह), the conjugal relationship, and divorce / dissolution of marriage (सम्बन्ध विच्छेद)
• Partition of property within the joint family (अंशबण्डा) and the coparcenary system
• Succession and inheritance (हकवाला) — who inherits property after death
• Adoption and guardianship
• Ownership and transfer of property (सम्पत्ति)
• Contracts (करार) and other obligations, and compensation for harm (क्षतिपूर्ति)

What changed for citizens

The Civil Code modernised and clarified rules that affect ordinary life — how a marriage is registered, how a couple may legally separate, how family property is divided, and how inheritance passes. It strengthened and clarified women's rights in property and inheritance compared with the older law.

If your question is about marriage, divorce, family property, inheritance, or a contract dispute, the Muluki Civil Code 2074 — together with its Civil Procedure Code — is the law that applies.