signs for visual senses, mudras, mystical Conclusion symbols and images to inspire visualization, In obedience to the Constitution, the concentration, and practice. According to Judiciary will safeguard, uphold, and Buddhism, the four primary colours are administer Justice fairly and independently blue, yellow, white and red. The secondary without fear, favour, or undue delay in Supreme Court colours are cloudy and smoky, dusty and accordance with the Rule of Law to inspire misty, sunny and shady, light anad dark. trust and confidence and to enhance access Similarly, in Hinduism, white for comic to Justice. His Majesty enjoined: (hasya), dark blue for sensual (srinagara), red for anger (rudra), black for fearful “… respect for the rule of law is (bhayanaka), grey for compassion (karuna), important for a stable democracy. yellowish white for heroic (vira) and yellow Democracy needs rule of law for marvel and awe (adbhuta), etc. and success of democracy is obedience to law.” The figures and images also serve as broader, abstruse, mythical and civic symbols expressing some of the deepest spiritual insights, beliefs and feelings to convey unity and harmony. According to Shilpa Shastra, images are considered to be of two types, avyakta (unmanifest) or vyakta (manifest). It can be for worship and for decoration (arca and mandana).The arca (mufti) is for worship, the mandana, images are the divinities placed in the lateral niches (parsvadevata). Viswakarma mentioned that: དཔལ་辡ན་འབྲུག་པ荲་䞲ང་ཁྲིམས་辷ན་སྡེ། “Human beings attain divinity with མ፼ན་མཐོ་ཁྲིམས་ཀྱི་འ䝴ན་ས། this Shastra knowledge of Shilpa Shastra and the existence of this world are co-related. Followers of Royal Court of Justice Vastu Shaastra not only…. worldly Supreme Court of Bhutan Supreme Court pleasures but also experience Tel No. 02-321817/321763 heavenly bliss.” www.judiciary.gov.bt Bhutan Establishment The Supreme Court consists of Five Benches The Supreme Court conducts en banc His Majesty the Druk Gyalpo established known as Singha Asana (Lion Throne or hearing in the Chief Justice’s Courtroom the Supreme Court on 21st February 2010 Bench), Gaja Asana (Elephant Throne or or conduct a hearing in a Division Bench pursuant to section 2 of Article 21 of the Bench), Aswa Asana (Horse Throne or if an appeal is of offence of Misdemeanor Constitution, which reads: Bench), Mayura Asana (Peacock Throne or and below or of the equivalent pecuniary Bench) and Garuda Asana (Garuda Throne value based on the value-based sentencing “The judicial authority of Bhutan or Bench) valuation. The Court will conduct Rebuttal, shall be vested in the Royal Cross-examination, Judicial Investigation Courts of Justice comprising the Judicial process if necessary and Closing Argument. If Supreme Court, the High Court, the The Bhutanese legal system is based on required, it may conduct additional hearings. Dzongkhag Court, the Dungkhag the adversarial principle of procedure with Court and such other Courts and some elements of the inquisitorial system. Construction Tribunals as may be established The adversarial principle of our legal The foundation stone of the Supreme Court from time to time by the Druk system is enshrined in the Tri-Pitaka, Bardo was laid on 13th October 2005. His Majesty Gyalpo on the recommendation of Thoedrel similar to the Garun Puran. the Druk Gyalpo said: the National Judicial Commission.” (a) The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court “Justice is of paramount importance Composition and functions assigns the appeal petitions in seriatim for the people…and with the unveiling The Supreme Court of Bhutan comprise to the Benches. of the Constitution, the Judiciary of of the Chief Justice and four Justices. It is Bhutan would have a vital role to the highest appellate authority to entertain (b) Each Justice conducts miscellaneous play in its implementation, so it is appeals against the judgments, orders, or hearing in his/her Courtroom and important that the Supreme Court decisions of the High Court in all matters submits legal briefs to the Chief Justice building is constructed as early as and has the power to review its judgments and the Justices. possible.” and orders. (c) Miscellaneous hearing is conducted The Supreme Court building is the indelible Justices within ten days from the registration of symbol of Bhutan-India friendship. It The Chief Justice of Bhutan is appointed the appeal petition. symbolizes the generosity and enduring from among the Justices of the Supreme support of the Government of India. Court or from among eminent jurists by the (d) The Justice, who conducts the Druk Gyalpo and the Justices are appointed miscellaneous hearing, briefs other Architecture from among the Justices of the High Court Justices on the merits of the appeal The concept and design of the Supreme Court or from among eminent jurists by the Druk during the weekly conference. is drawn from Bhutanese history, mythology, Gyalpo, by warrant under His hand and seal spiritual traditions as well as the modern in consultation with the National Judicial (e) A preliminary vote to either admit or values of justice. In Buddhism, as well as Commission. dismiss the appeal petition is taken. in Hinduism, we have prayers and mantras for speech, colours, and shapes, figures and signs for visual senses, mudras, mystical Conclusion symbols and images to inspire visualization, In obedience to the Constitution, the concentration, and practice. According to Judiciary will safeguard, uphold, and Buddhism, the four primary colours are administer Justice fairly and independently blue, yellow, white and red. The secondary without fear, favour, or undue delay in Supreme Court colours are cloudy and smoky, dusty and accordance with the Rule of Law to inspire misty, sunny and shady, light anad dark. trust and confidence and to enhance access Similarly, in Hinduism, white for comic to Justice. His Majesty enjoined: (hasya), dark blue for sensual (srinagara), red for anger (rudra), black for fearful “… respect for the rule of law is (bhayanaka), grey for compassion (karuna), important for a stable democracy. yellowish white for heroic (vira) and yellow Democracy needs rule of law for marvel and awe (adbhuta), etc. and success of democracy is obedience to law.” The figures and images also serve as broader, abstruse, mythical and civic symbols expressing some of the deepest spiritual insights, beliefs and feelings to convey unity and harmony. According to Shilpa Shastra, images are considered to be of two types, avyakta (unmanifest) or vyakta (manifest). It can be for worship and for decoration (arca and mandana).The arca (mufti) is for worship, the mandana, images are the divinities placed in the lateral niches (parsvadevata). Viswakarma mentioned that: དཔལ་辡ན་འབྲུག་པ荲་䞲ང་ཁྲིམས་辷ན་སྡེ། “Human beings attain divinity with མ፼ན་མཐོ་ཁྲིམས་ཀྱི་འ䝴ན་ས། this Shastra knowledge of Shilpa Shastra and the existence of this world are co-related. Followers of Royal Court of Justice Vastu Shaastra not only…. worldly Supreme Court of Bhutan Supreme Court pleasures but also experience Tel No. 02-321817/321763 heavenly bliss.” www.judiciary.gov.bt Bhutan Establishment The Supreme Court consists of Five Benches The Supreme Court conducts en banc His Majesty the Druk Gyalpo established known as Singha Asana (Lion Throne or hearing in the Chief Justice’s Courtroom the Supreme Court on 21st February 2010 Bench), Gaja Asana (Elephant Throne or or conduct a hearing in a Division Bench pursuant to section 2 of Article 21 of the Bench), Aswa Asana (Horse Throne or if an appeal is of offence of Misdemeanor Constitution, which reads: Bench), Mayura Asana (Peacock Throne or and below or of the equivalent pecuniary Bench) and Garuda Asana (Garuda Throne value based on the value-based sentencing “The judicial authority of Bhutan or Bench) valuation. The Court will conduct Rebuttal, shall be vested in the Royal Cross-examination, Judicial Investigation Courts of Justice comprising the Judicial process if necessary and Closing Argument. If Supreme Court, the High Court, the The Bhutanese legal system is based on required, it may conduct additional hearings. Dzongkhag Court, the Dungkhag the adversarial principle of procedure with Court and such other Courts and some elements of the inquisitorial system. Construction Tribunals as may be established The adversarial principle of our legal The foundation stone of the Supreme Court from time to time by the Druk system is enshrined in the Tri-Pitaka, Bardo was laid on 13th October 2005. His Majesty Gyalpo on the recommendation of Thoedrel similar to the Garun Puran. the Druk Gyalpo said: the National Judicial Commission.” (a) The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court “Justice is of paramount importance Composition and functions assigns the appeal petitions in seriatim for the people…and with the unveiling The Supreme Court of Bhutan comprise to the Benches. of the Constitution, the Judiciary of of the Chief Justice and four Justices. It is Bhutan would have a vital role to the highest appellate authority to entertain (b) Each Justice conducts miscellaneous play in its implementation, so it is appeals against the judgments, orders, or hearing in his/her Courtroom and important that the Supreme Court decisions of the High Court in all matters submits legal briefs to the Chief Justice building is constructed as early as and has the power to review its judgments and the Justices. possible.” and orders. (c) Miscellaneous hearing is conducted The Supreme Court building is the indelible Justices within ten days from the registration of symbol of Bhutan-India friendship. It The Chief Justice of Bhutan is appointed the appeal petition. symbolizes the generosity and enduring from among the Justices of the Supreme support of the Government of India. Court or from among eminent jurists by the (d) The Justice, who conducts the Druk Gyalpo and the Justices are appointed miscellaneous hearing, briefs other Architecture from among the Justices of the High Court Justices on the merits of the appeal The concept and design of the Supreme Court or from among eminent jurists by the Druk during the weekly conference. is drawn from Bhutanese history, mythology, Gyalpo, by warrant under His hand and seal spiritual traditions as well as the modern in consultation with the National Judicial (e) A preliminary vote to either admit or values of justice. In Buddhism, as well as Commission. dismiss the appeal petition is taken. in Hinduism, we have prayers and mantras for speech, colours, and shapes, figures and