Chief Justice of India (CJI) Justice DY Chandrachud (right) with International Court of Justice judge Hilary Charlesworth (left).
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New Delhi: Judge of the International Court of Justice Hilary Charlesworth on Monday sat on the Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and witnessed judicial proceedings.
"I have great pleasure in welcoming ICJ judge Hilary Chalesworth among us. She has taught earlier at the Mayo College. She is a distinguished jurist," the CJI said, calling Charlesworth a friend of India.
"We all welcome her Ladyship to the court," Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said.
Charlesworth, an Australian international lawyer who has been a judge of the ICJ since 5 November 2021, is in India at present.
On Saturday, she delivered the second annual lecture on The International Court of Justice: A legal forum in a political environment on the Supreme Court premises.