ISLAMABAD: Pakistani media reported on Monday that ad hoc judge for the country in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) suffered a cardiac attack while the hearing in Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav’s case was underway on Monday.
The 69-year-old Tassaduq Hussain Gillani suffered a heart attack and was immediately rushed to the hospital, PTI reported. Pakistani media reported that Gillani was said to be stable and is being given treatment in hospital.
The four-day public hearing at the ICJ in Jadhav’s case started on Monday.
Under Article 31 of the Statute of the Court, a State party to a case before The Hague-based ICJ which does not have a judge of its nationality on the Bench is allowed to choose a person to sit as judge ad hoc in that specific case.
It is to be noted that the composition of the ICJ will vary from one case to another, and it is not necessary that the number of judges sitting in a given case be 15.
(with PTI inputs)
Source: Zee News