The Supreme Court of India has entered into a memorandum of understanding with the Supreme Court of Bhutan to promote judicial cooperation through an exchange of young legal professionals, Chief Justice of India Surya Kant announced on Monday.
Speaking at the start of court proceedings, the Chief Justice said that, under the MoU, two law clerks from Bhutan will work with the Supreme Court of India for a period of three months. The visiting clerks will receive the same honorarium as Indian law clerks, while their travel expenses will be borne by the Supreme Court.
Introducing the Bhutanese law clerks to a packed courtroom, the Chief Justice described them as “young and bright” and said they would be attached to different courts during their tenure to gain broad exposure to the functioning of the Indian judiciary.
“We have entered into an MoU with the Supreme Court of Bhutan and on the basis of which there will be two law clerks who will be paid on the basis of our honorarium and will be there for period of three months, we will be taking care of their travelling, both will be working in different courts, both are very bright,” the Chief Justice said.
The initiative is aimed at strengthening institutional ties between the two apex courts and deepening judicial cooperation between India and Bhutan by encouraging professional exchange and shared learning among young members of the legal fraternity.
