Lalitpur District Court judges and employees have moved the Supreme Court demanding security. They reached the apex court on Tuesday leaving their official works saying that they are unsecured from the legal professionals. The employees have taken a stand not to return to work until the security of their livelihood is guaranteed

The hearing of the cases in Lalitpur District Court has been affected after the judges and employees left the court.

They are currently holding a meeting with the Chief Justice in the Supreme Court. The judges have said that they are receiving threats from the legal professionals and have not been able to work from the office. The Nepal Bar Association has announced protest programs arguing that a legal professional was implicated in a false case. Lalitpur Bar Association Secretary Sonam Moktan said that a sit-in program will be held for one hour daily in the premises of the court without affecting the services. The legal professionals had staged a protest assembly on Monday also. The court employees across the country have been staging the protest against the attack on Premika Tamang, non-gazetted officer at the Lalitpur District Court. Legal professional Amir Lamichhane had attacked Tamang of the District Court on Wednesday. Following the incident, she filed a case at the District Police Range, Lalitpur. Based on the complaint, police arrested Lamichhane.