The International Court of Justice has stayed the execution of Jadhav who has been sentenced to death by a Pakistan military court on charges of espionage.
The ICJ instructed Pakistan to take all “necessary measures at its disposal” to ensure that Jadhav was not executed pending a final decision by it.
Minutes after the ICJ’s order, external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj tweeted: “We are grateful to Mr. Harish Salve for presenting India’s case so effectively before ICJ.”
On Monday, Swaraj had tweeted to say Salve charged the government a token one rupee fee after he argued India’s case at the International Court of Justice against the death penalty to Jadhav by Pakistan.
The minister had to step in after a tweet said India could have picked up a less expensive lawyer to defend the former Indian navy officer at the world court.
Sixty-one-year-old Salve is one of India’s most expensive lawyers who charges anything between Rs 10 lakh to Rs 20 lakh for a court appearance.
The chartered accountant-turned-lawyer, who according to media reports is partial to Apple products, specialises in tax law but is equally comfortable in criminal and constitutional matters.
Perhaps that explains his list of clients that includes business tycoons Mukesh Ambani, Ratan Tata and Sunil Mittal. Veteran politicians Mulayam Singh Yadav and Parkash Singh Badal, too, have used Salve’s services, so have actor Salman Khan and IPL founder Lalit Modi.
