The Nepal Bar Association (NBA) has urged Chief Justice Kalyan Shrestha and concerned stakeholders to investigate the government officials and justices who allegedly  granted affiliations to medical colleges illegally. The request from the umbrella organisation of lawyers comes after investigative reports by the Center for Investigative Journalism (CIJ) revealed that medical colleges have been influencing and bribing lawmakers and government officials, including those in Nepal Medical Council (NMC) and Supreme Court, to secure affiliation.

The CIJ has published series of investigative reports exposing the involvement of government officials and justices and conflict of interest of higher authorities, including the Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority, while granting affiliation to medical colleges.

NBA has said that the news reports have raised question over the court and demanded for an independent probe.