Gopal Parajuli.

Residents of Kathmandu staged a protest on Tuesday morning, to demand the resignation of Supreme Court Chief Justice Gopal Parajuli.

The protest against the Chief Justice comes a day after the dramatic arrest of a senior orthopedic surgeon on the Apex Court’s orders late on Monday.

Dr Govinda KC who is popular for his frequent sit in protests on Monday only started another sit-in protest, demanding the resignation of Chief Justice Parajuli against his decision to reinstate Dr Shashi Sharma as the Dean of the Institute of Medicine.

As soon as he announced the sit in protest against the decision the Supreme Court on Monday, the court directed the Home Ministry to arrest him and present him before the court. But the social activists and supporters of Dr KC along with some political leaders took part in the demonstration demanding resignation of the Chief Justice, reported ANI.