Kathmandu: Thirty people were arrested from the Nepal's Supreme Court premises for alleged contempt of court.

The incident occurred yesterday when some three dozen people entered the Supreme Court during a hearing on land acquisition by a government body and allegedly raised slogans accusing the judges of being involved in corruption.

The people entered the court room using security passes and shouted slogans such as "Down with corrupt judges!" when the hearing started, court officials said.

Justices Bala Ram KC and Top Bahadur Magar were hearing a case filed by Bharat Mani Devkota against Kathmandu Valley Town Development Committee.

The committee had allowed Chamati Land Integrated Project to acquire land in several Kathmandu Municipality Wards. The acquisition has affected 3,134 families in the Naya Bazaar area.

The incident came a day after the Apex Court enforced a special security plan to deal with the threats to judges and lawyers from mobs and concerned people.

Nepal Bar Association Vice President Hari Upreti has deplored the incident and asked that those found guilty should be subjected to contempt of court. Registrar Timilsina said, "We have taken the incident seriously and now we need to review our security plan." 

Source : PTI