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The President of the International Court of Justice,
having regard to Article 48 of the Statute of the Court,
having regard to Article 62 of the Rules of Court,
Makes the following Order:
Having regard to the Application filed in the Registry on December 22nd,
1955, whereby the Government of the Republic of Portugal instituted
proceedings against the Government of the Republic of India in the matter of
the right of passage over Indian territory;
Having regard to the Order of March 13th, 1956, fixing the time-limits for
the filing of the Memorial and Counter-Memorial in this case and reserving
the rest of the procedure for further decision;
Having regard to the Memorial submitted by the Government of the Republic of
Portugal within the time-limit so fixed;
Having regard to the Order of November 27th, 1956, extending to April 15th,
1957, the time-limit fixed for the filing of the Counter-Memorial or of the
Preliminary Objection of the Government of the Republic of India; [p4]
Whereas on April 15th, 1957, that is, within the time-limit fixed by said
Order, the Government of the Republic of India filed a document setting out
certain Preliminary Objections to the jurisdiction of the Court;
Whereas, accordingly, by virtue of the provisions of Article 62, paragraph
3, of the Rules of Court, the proceedings on the merits are suspended and a
time-limit should be fixed for the presentation by the other Party of a
written statement of its Observations and Submissions on the said
Preliminary Objections;
The President of the International Court of Justice
Fixes June 15th, 1957, as the time-limit within which the Government of the
Republic of Portugal may present a written statement of its Observations and
Submissions in regard to the Objections raised by the Government of the
Republic of India;
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 sixteenth day of April, one thousand nine
hundred and fifty-seven, in three copies, one of which will be placed in the
archives of the Court and the others transmitted to the Government of the
Republic of Portugal and to the Government of the Republic of India,
respectively.
(Signed) Green H. Hackworth,
President.
(Signed) Garnier-Coignet,
Deputy-Registrar. |
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