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The International Court of Justice,
having regard to Articles 40 and 48 of the Statute of the Court,
having regard to Articles 32 and 37 of the Rules of Court,
Makes the following Order :
Whereas, on December 22nd, 1955, the Portuguese Minister to the Netherlands
deposited in the Registry an Application of the same date, instituting
proceedings on behalf of Portugal against the Republic of India in the
matter of a right of passage claimed by the first-mentioned State over
Indian territory ;
Whereas the Application refers to Article 36, paragraph 2, of the Statute
and to the acceptance of the compulsory jurisdiction of the Court by the
Portuguese Republic and by the Republic of India ;
Whereas the Application notifies the appointment of M. F. Quartin de
Oliveira Bastos, Portuguese Minister to the Netherlands, as Agent for the
Government of Portugal;
Whereas, by a letter dated January 12th, 1956, the Minister of External
Affairs of India acknowledged receipt of the Application and, by a
subsequent letter dated February 3rd, 1956, notified [p5] the appointment
of Shri B. K. Kapur, Ambassador of India to the Netherlands, as Agent for
the Government of India ;
The Court,
After ascertaining the views of the Parties,
Fixes as follows the time-limits for the filing of pleadings :
for the Memorial of the Government of the Republic of Portugal June 15th,
1956 ;
for the Counter-Memorial of the Government of the Republic of India December
15th, 1956 ;
And reserves the rest of the procedure for further decision.
Done in English and in French, the English text being authoritative, at the
Peace Palace, The Hague, this thirteenth day of March, one thousand nine
hundred and fifty-six, in three copies, one of which will be placed in the
archives of the Court and the others transmitted to the Government of the
Portuguese Republic and to the Government of the Republic of India,
respectively.
(Signed) Green H. Hackworth,
President.
(Signed) J. Lopez Olivan,
Registrar. |
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