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[p 6]
The Vice-President of the International Court of Justice, Acting President
under Article 13 of the Rules of Court,
Having regard to Article 48 of the Statute of the Court and to Article 37 of
the Rules of Court,
Having regard to the Order of 19 January 1972 fixing the time-limits for the
filing of the Reply of the Government of India and the Rejoinder of the
Government of Pakistan,
Whereas, by a letter dated 9 March 1972, the Agent for the Government of
India, for the reasons therein set out, requested the extension of the
time-limit for the filing of the Reply from 30 March 1972 to 30 April 1972;
Whereas, on 9 March 1972, a certified true copy of the aforementioned letter
was transmitted to the Agent for the Government of Pakistan who was asked to
make known the wishes of that Government on the request;
Whereas, in a letter dated 17 March 1972, the Agent for the Government of
Pakistan set out the reasons why he opposed the granting of an extension of
the time-limit;[p 7]
Extends to 17 April 1972 the time-limit for the filing of the Reply of the
Government of India and consequently to 16 May 1972 the time-limit for the
filing of the Rejoinder of the Government of Pakistan.
Done in French and in English, the French text being authoritative, at the
Peace Palace, The Hague, this twentieth day of March, one thousand nine
hundred and seventy-two, in three copies, one of which will be placed in the
archives of the Court and the others transmitted to the Government of India
and to the Government of Pakistan, respectively.
(Signed) F.Ammoun,
Vice-President.
(Signed) S.Aquarone,
Registrar. |
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