SC orders authorities to produce 77 students

The Supreme Court (SC) has ordered the authorities to produce 77 student leaders and cadres before the court on 13th February.

Acting upon a petition filed at the Supreme Court, a single bench of Justice Rajendra Kumar Rajbhandari asked the authorities to present 71 people including student leader Khim Lal Bhattrai before the court on 13th February.

Likewise, a single bench of Justice Permananda Jha also ordered the authorities to present six student leaders including Mahendra Sharma before the SC on the same date.

The plea was filed at the SC, claiming that the student leaders including Khim Lal Bhattarai, Mahendra Sharma, Guru Raj Ghimire, Kundan Raj Kafle, Ram Kumari Jhankri and Badri Pandey were being detained against the Constitution and norms of human rights. The plea claims that the student leaders were not provided with clean water and health check-ups and were mistreated in detention.

All students were arrested from pro-democracy protest programmes.