Kathmandu, Feb. 11 -- Minister for Youth and Sports Tejulal Chaudhary has clarified that the term "His Majesty's Government" appeared in the Nepal Scouts regulations due to a typographical error.

In a letter to Nepal Scouts on Monday, he said that the mistake occurred in the Nepal Scout Employees Service Regulations 2052 BS (Amendment 2081), under Schedule 4(a) Clause 1 and Schedule 4(b) Clause 4, where "His Majesty's Government" was mistakenly used instead of "Government of Nepal."

Chaudhary, who chairs the Scout National Council, said that the term contradicted Article 1 of the Constitution, which states that "this Constitution is the fundamental law of Nepal. Any law inconsistent with this Constitution shall, to the extent of such in...