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In a significant step towards deepening judicial cooperation between India and Bhutan, Chief Justice of India BR Gavai announced that two positions of Law Clerks at the Supreme Court will be offered annually to law graduates from Bhutan.

The announcement came during CJI Gavai's official visit to Bhutan, where he held meetings with His Majesty the King of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, on October 25, and with Prime Minister Dasho Tshering Tobgay a day earlier. The Chief Justice discussed ways to enhance collaboration between the judiciaries of both countries and reaffirmed India's commitment to strengthening bilateral relations grounded in mutual respect and cooperation.

Justice Gavai also assured India's continued support to the Bhutanese judiciary in areas such as technology integration, capacity building, and knowledge exchange. The initiative to include Bhutanese graduates in the Supreme Court's clerkship programme is aimed at fostering academic engagement and professional exposure for young legal minds from Bhutan within India's judicial system.

During his visit, the Chief Justice interacted extensively with students and faculty of the Jigme Singye Wangchuck School of Law. The event was graced by Her Royal Highness Princess Sonam Dechen Wangchuck and Chief Justice of Bhutan Justice Norbu Tshering. Addressing the gathering, Justice Gavai underscored the role of compassion, wisdom, and ethical responsibility in shaping a just and humane legal order.

Describing education as the bridge that connects traditions with modernity, the Chief Justice encouraged the students to approach the law not merely as a profession, but as a vocation committed to fairness and human dignity.

On Thursday, CJI delivered the keynote address at the Fifth “Wisdom for Future” Talk Series hosted by the Jigme Singye Wangchuck School of Law at the Royal Institute of Management Convention Hall, Thimphu, Bhutan on the theme “Courts and Constitutional Governance."

He also visited the Supreme Court of Bhutan, where he met the Chief Justice of Bhutan, Lyonpo Norbu Tshering.

Chief Justice of India BR Gavai visits the Supreme Court of Bhutan, meets the Chief Justice of Bhutan Lyonpo Norbu Tshering.CJI Gavai also delivers a keynote address at the Fifth “Wisdom for Future” Talk Series, hosted by the Jigme Singye Wangchuck School of Law, at the Royal… pic.twitter.com/IDH0Yr9V4t