International Court of Justice has said that India’s claim in the case of Mr. Kulbhushan Jadhav has plausible grounds. Overruling Pakistan’s objections, the court said that rights invoked by India are plausible according to Vienna convention. Court said that Pakistan shall take all necessary measures that Mr. Jadhav is not executed pending the final decision.
The 11-judge bench stayed the execution of the sentence to Mr. Jadhav and ordered that Jadhav cannot be executed before the final decision of the court. The bench announced the decision on Thursday. The judge said that the case falls under its jurisdiction. The judge said that Pakistan has binding in this case and will inform the court about the measures taken to ensure that order is followed.
India had appealed in International Court of Justice seeking a decision against death sentence to its former naval officer Kulbhushan Jadhav. Kulbhushan Jadhav have been given death sentence by a court in Pakistan. He is convicted of espionage. India accused Pakistan of "egregious violations of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations."
India says that Jadhav had not been provided legal counsel in Pakistan. India had also accused Pakistan of denying consular access.
