Kathmandu, April 4 -- The National Human Rights Commission's plan to constitute a high-level panel to probe incidents of violence in the pro-monarchy protest on March 28 couldn't materialise after the retired high court judges it approached refused to lead the investigation panel.

Amid criticism from various quarters, mainly from the monarchists and their sympathisers over its impartiality, some members and officials in the commission had demanded a high-level committee. In a meeting on Thursday, they said a high-level committee was necessary to render a message that the commission was investigating the matter with top priority.

Manoj Duwady, a commissioner, said they have not been able to constitute the panel as all the former judges t...