Presently, Justice Prakash Man Singh Raut, Chief Justice of Nepal, and Justice Sanjiv Khanna, Chief Justice of India, agreed upon a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop, encourage, and boost judicial cooperation among their respective countries.

The MoU intends to expand, promote, and strengthen collaboration between the two countries’ judiciaries, drawing inspiration from the warm and friendly relations that now exist between the two nations and their citizens.

Through initiatives like visitation exchanges, short- and long-term trainings, and academic programs, the MoU will not only foster mutual information sharing on the most recent advancements in the fields of law and justice, but also foster interaction between judges and officials at different levels of judiciaries.

Acknowledging the significance of usage of technology in clearing backlogs, accelerating court proceedings and offering better outcomes for stakeholders, the MoU offers sharing information relevant to technology deployed in their respective Courts and other bodies.

As per the MoU a Joint Working group comprising of the officials of the two judiciaries should be constituted to work up plans and methods for fostering and further improving judicial cooperation.

Ministry of Law and Justice (India) and Supreme Court of India have previously entered MoUs for judicial collaboration with other countries/ organisations such the Supreme Court of Israel, Supreme Court of the Republic of Singapore, Supreme Court of Bangladesh, Supreme Court of Bhutan, Government of Tunisia, Government of Zambia, Government of Morocco, Government of Maldives among others.