KATHMANDU:

The Special Court on Monday started a final hearing on a corruption case filed by the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) against Governor of Nepal Rastra Bank, Bijaya Nath Bhattarai and its Executive Director Surendra Man Pradhan. Government attorneys Surya Pokhrel and Diwarkar Bhatta pleaded on behalf of the CIAA, while advocate Bharat Raj Uprety represented Bhattarai and Pradhan.