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Kathmandu, April 27: The Supreme Court has ruled that the legal provision that invalidates marriages with a person suffering from leprosy be repealed.
The Constitutional Bench of Acting Chief Justice Sapana Pradhan Malla, Justices Kumar Regmi, Dr Manoj Kumar Sharma, Sharanga Subedi and Abdul Aziz Musalman handed down the decision today.
The provisions related to leprosy in the Civil Code Act, 2074 BS has been repealed, said Supreme Court Spokesperson Arjun Koirala. 
Advocate Prahlad Mahat and others had filed a petition at the Apex Court demanding the repeal of the legal provision that invalidates marriages with a person suffering from leprosy, stating that leprosy can be cured and people can return to normal life.