SC signs MoU with Bhutan for law clerks

CHIEF Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant said on Monday that the Supreme Court has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the apex court of Bhutan to facilitate the exchange of young legal professionals.

- SUCHITRA KALYAN MOHANTY @New Delhi

Following this, he welcomed two law clerks from Bhutan who will work at the Supreme Court.The CJI, at the outset of the proceedings on Monday, said that under the MoU, two law clerks from Bhutan would be engaged by the Supreme Court here for a period of three months. They would receive the same honorarium as Indian law clerks do, and their travel expenses would be borne by the Supreme Court, the CJI said.