Nepal Bar Association stages protest at SC, six advocates injured in clash with security personnel

KATHMANDU, November 11: The Nepal Bar Association (NBA) staged a protest at the Supreme Court (SC) demanding the resignation of the Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana on Thursday. The protest soon intensified and clashed with security personnel. Six advocates got injured in the clash. The injured advocates have been identified as Lila Mani Poudel, general secretary of the NBA, Rima Karna, Mukunda Bhattarai, Kumar Sharma, Prakash Maharjan and Rakshya Bashyal. The association has been demanding the resignation of CJ Rana and pressuring him to step down. CJ Rana has also been accused of defaming the Judiciary and demanding his share in the Cabinet.

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IN PICS: Scuffle between agitating advocates and security personnel continues

KATHMANDU, November 19: The advocates of Nepal Bar Association and the security personnel continued at the Supreme Court on Friday. Huge number of security personnel have been deployed in the ap[ex court premises amid intensified judicial deadlock. Around a dozen advocates were injured on Thursday in a similar brawl. The Nepal Bar Association has been staging protests pressuring Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana to step down. Here are some pictures taken by Ratopati journalist at the apex court premises on Friday:

Nepal Bar Association to bar CJ from entering SC

KATHMANDU, November 12: The Nepal Bar Association (NBA) has announced bar the Chief Justice (CJ) Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana from entering the Supreme Court on Friday. “The bar won’t let (CJ) Rana enter the apex court today,” said Lilamani Poudel, the general secretary of the NBA. “Advocates are scheduled to gather at the SC at around 9: 30 AM in this regard,” Poudel added. The NBA is scheduled to stage a sit-in protest at the main gate of the apex court to avoid CJ Rana from entering the court. Meanwhile, the apex court is likely to bar advocates from staging a sit-in protest at the main gate of the apex court. As many as six advocates were injured on Thursday in the clash with security personnel at the SC. The NBA has been staging protests demanding the resignation of CJ Rana, accusing Rana of demanding his share in the Cabinet.