Kathmandu, Dec 14: The hearing of the writ of the Former Minister for Home Affairs and Nepali Congress leader Bal Krishna Khand, who was arrested in connection with the fake Bhutanese refugee scam, is underway. 

The hearing by a bench of Krishna Ram Koirala, the Patan High Court judge, is underway on Thursday.

Even though the decision of others involved in the case was similar, due to discordance in judgments in the case of Khand between Judge Janak Pandey and Prakesh Kharel, another trial under a third judge is underway today. 

Pandey gave former Home Minister Khand bail of Rs 3 million, while Kharel gave a verdict of imprisonment. 

Whichever agreement is sided in today’s hearing,  will be the final verdict. However, if another different decision on the case is made in today’s hearing, the case will go to a single bench of the Supreme Court for a hearing. 

Former minister Top Bahadur Rayamajhi, Indrajoit Rai, security expert of the current 

A joint bench of Judges Janak Pandey and Prakash Kharel, upheld the order of the Kathmandu District Court, to keep eight individuals, including former minster Top Bahadur RayamajhiIndrajit Rai, Keshav Dulal and Angtawa Sherpa, in custody. 

The court decided to release on bail to some others including Teknath Rijal, known as the Bhutanese refugee leader, in connection to the fake scam.