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. She paid floral tribute to Mahatma Gandhi and Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar in the court premises.
"I have great pleasure in welcoming ICJ judge Hilary Chalesworth among us. She has taught earlier at the Mayo College here. 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.
Justice Charlesworth had come to India to be a part of the annual lecture series organised to commemorate the Supreme Court's diamond jubilee celebration. She, on Saturday, delivered a lecture at the Supreme Court on the topic, “The International Court of Justice: A legal forum in a political environment.”
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.
(With inputs from PTI)