March 5: The first batch of 30 Judicial Officers from the Supreme Court of Nepal have started their seven day training on ‘Case Management and Court Management’ at the National Law University, Jodhpur, India on March 2.

As per a press release issued by the Embassy of India, the course is fully supported by the Government of India under the Ministry of External Affairs’ Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) programme.

Specially designed at the request of the Government of Nepal, this tailor-made course is believed to enhance the capacity of the officers to deal effectively with issues related to Case and Court Management and use of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in the administration of justice.

In the current fiscal year, as a part of India’s continuing commitment for capacity building in Nepal, the Embassy of India has facilitated training of more than 200 Nepali officers in different training institutions of India like IIT, Gujarat Forensic Sciences University, Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, etc.

Moreover, the press release states that the second batch of 30 Judicial Officers from the Supreme Court of Nepal will undergo training from March 23 to 29.