Kulbhushan Jadhav Verdict | Asaduddin Owaisi thanks Harish Salve and team for India's 'very strong case before ICJ' as Pakistan gets hammered

As India wins big in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) after the court pronounced its verdict on Kulbhushan Jadhav Case in favour of India, All India Majlis-e- Ittehadul Musilmeen chief Asaduddin Owaisi welcomed the decision and thanked all the lawyers including Harish Salve who presented India's case at the ICJ againat Pakistan. He added that India had a strong case.

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 votesThat 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

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 Baluchistan. 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.

What India appealed at ICJ?

• Annul Pakistan's military court's decision of sentencing Jadhav.
   
• Direct Pakistan to release Jadhav immediately and falicitate his passage to India.

If trial takes place in Pakistan: 

• It should take place under ordinary law in civilian courts 
   
• Jadhav's confession in custody must be excluded
   
• Full consular access be given and provisions for India to arrange for legal representations.