The Supreme Court has issued a show-cause notice on the habeas corpus writ filed by three accused arrested in the Lalita Niwas land grab case. A single bench of Justice Kumar Chudal has asked a reason for keeping Min Bahadur Gurung, Sudhir Kumar Sah and Dharma Prasad Gautam in custody. Former election commissioner Sah, Bhatbhateni Supermarket Chairman Gurung and the then chief of Dillibazaar Land Revenue Office on Thursday filed a habeas corpus writ at the Supreme Court claiming that they were arrested in an illegal way.

The Home Minister has been made a defendant in the writ.

They have demanded that they be released without a condition. Seven persons including former election commissioner Sah was apprehended on June 27 in connection with the Lalita Niwas land grab case. Among the arrestees, Kaladhar Deuja, Surendra Man Kapali and Hupendr Mani KC were released on the same day as they obtained a stay order from the court. The court has given seven days to the police to carry out an investigation.