Supreme Court Onboards Bhutanese Law Clerks Under MoU With Supreme Court Of Bhutan

The Chief Justice of India, Surya Kant, today welcomed two law clerks from Bhutan who would be working at the Supreme Court, pursuant to an MoU between the Supreme Court of India and the Supreme Court of Bhutan. 

While introducing the law clerks, the CJI mentioned that they would be paid at par with the other law clerks of the Supreme Court and would be part of the Court's functioning for 3 months. 

He said : 

"We have entered into an MOU with the Supreme Court of Bhutan, on the basis of which there will be two law clerks who will be paid based on our honorarium and will be there for a period of 3 months. We will be taking care of their travelling, both will be working in different courts, and both are very bright." 

Former Chief Justice of India BR Gavai, during his visit to Bhutan in October last year, had announced that two law clerk positions would be offered to Bhutanese graduates.