Kathmandu, Nov. 5 -- The Nepal Bar Association voiced concern after the Foreign Ministry told 11 ambassadors, appointed by the previous government, to return to Kathmandu, despite a Supreme Court interim order blocking their recall.

The Supreme Court had on Sunday issued an interim order in response to a writ petition, directing the government not to implement the decision to recall the ambassadors. A joint bench of Justices Sharanga Subedi and Shreekant Poudel noted that the recall could affect Nepal's relations with host countries and questioned the rationale behind the move.

On Monday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs wrote to the envoys asking them to return home by November 6, effectively moving ahead with the recall. Acting on the ...