PM Modi hails ICJ's Kulbhushan Jadhav Verdict "based on extensive study of fact", says govt will work for safety and welfare of every Indian

Hailing the International Court of Justice (ICJ)'s landmark judgement in the Kulbhushan Jadhav case, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday has said that truth and justice have prevailed. He also congratulated the ICJ for pronouncing a fact-based verdict, hoping that Kubhushan Jadhav will get justice.

Earlier in the day, India gained a major diplomatic victory against Pakistan in the Kulbhushan Jadhav case as ICJ stayed Kulbhushan Jadhav's death penalty and granted India consular access to him by a vote of 15:1 in favour of India.  As seen in the verdict, the one dissenting judge in Pakistan ad hoc judge Tassaduq Hussain Jillani.

Kulbhushan Jadhav Verdict: Here Are The 8 Key Matters On Which ICJ 'unanimously' Sided With India And Bludgeoned Pakistan

Here are eight major statements of the ICJ in its verdict:

1. ICJ reaffirmed its jurisdiction in the case
2. ICJ verified the legality of India approaching the court in the matter
3. Pakistan breached Vienna Convention by not informing Jadhav of his rights
4. Pakistan breached Vienna Convention by not informing India about Jadhav's detention
5. Pakistan breached Vienna Convention by depriving India the right to communicate/access Jadhav 
6. Pakistan has to immediately grant India consular access to Jadhav
7. Pakistan must review and reconsider its conviction of the sentence of Jadhav
8. ICJ declared a continued stay on the execution of Jadhav

Big Win For India At ICJ: Kulbhushan Jadhav's Death Sentence To Remain Suspended Till Pakistan Reviews & Reconsiders Conviction; India To Get Consular Access

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.

Since Justice Dalveer Bhandari, former Supreme Court of India judge, is on the 10-member ICJ Bench, Pakistan was allowed an ad hoc judge on the Bench — Tassaduq Hussain Jillani, a former Chief Justice of Pakistan. 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.