Kulbhushan Jadhav case: Congress party welcomes ICJ's decision, gives an elaborate breakdown of the verdict

The Congress party hailed the 'big win' for India at the International Court of Justice in the Kulbhushan Jadhav case, furthermore prayed for his 'early return'

In a tweet, the Congress party and leaders welcomed the verdict. General Secretary of Congress, Priyanka Gandhi tweeted saying that 'justice has prevailed'

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Furthermore, Congress urged the government to leave no stone unturned for the release of Kulbhushan Jadhav.

The ICJ's Verdict on Kulbhushan Jadhav 

• The ICJ unanimously ruled  that it has jurisdiction
   
• The ICJ ruled, with 15-1 votes that India's application is admissiable
   
• The ICJ ruled, with 15-1 votes That Pakistan violated the Vienna Convention by not informing Jadhav of his rights
   
• The ICJ ruled, with 15-1 votes That Pakistan violated the Vienna Convention by not informing India of the detention of Kulbhushan Jadhav
   
• The ICJ ruled, with 15-1 votes That Pakistan violated the Vienna Convention by depriving India the right to communicate with Jadhav
   
• The ICJ ruled, with 15-1 votes That Pakistan is obligated to provide consular access to India and inform Jadhav of his rights
   
• The ICJ ruled, with 15-1 votes That Pakistan must provide effective review and reconsideration of Jadhav's conviction and sentence
   
• The ICJ ruled, with 15-1 votes  a stay of Jadhav's execution

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What is the Kulbhushan Jadhav case?

Jadhav, 49, a retired navy officer was kidnapped by Pakistani authorities on March 3, 2016 from Iran, where he was carrying on his own business and was then shown to have been arrested in Balochistan. India was informed about the arrest on March 25. He was sentenced to death alleging espionage on April 2017. Following the order by Pakistan's military court, India approached the ICJ and appealed that arrest of Jadhav and denial of consular access to him is in violation of provisions of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, 1963. India is represented by former Solicitor General Harish Salve and External Affairs Ministry Joint Secretary (Pakistan-Afghanistan-Iran) Deepak Mittal, and Pakistan by Attorney General Anwar Mansoor Khan while Khawar Qureshi is legal counsel.