31.   A second court in suburban Manila rejected a similar petition Wednesday, PNA said.

32.   The two Japan-Korea Friendship members also met former prime minister Tomiichi Murayama last Thursday and gave him a similar petition, KCNA said.

33.   Wajed filed a petition to the court stating their doubt, but a similar petition has already been rejected by Chief Justice Shahabuddin Ahmed.

34.   On Friday the same judges threw out a similar petition filed by another group, the Temple Mount faithful.

35.   Similar petitions were filed to the supreme court by lawmakers from two opposition parties and by a senior lawyer, Dhruva Koirala.

36.   The movement quickly spread to universities across the country and has recently spilled over to high schools, where parents have sumbitted similar petitions to the education ministry.

37.   The opposition has already submitted a petition to the court expressing doubts about the judge, even though earlier, similar petition was rejected by Chief Justice Shahabuddin Ahmed.

38.   The movement quickly spread to universities across the country and has recently spilled over to high schools, where parents have submitted similar petitions to the education ministry.