Harish Salve, best known for taking Salman Khan’s case is representing India’s case of Kulbhushan Jadhav at the International Court of Justice against the death penalty ordered by Pakistan.
When a man tweeted that “Any good Indian lawyer would have done the same and with much less expense than #HarishSalve. Wait for the verdict!.” Sushma Swaraj responded with this tweet.
Not fair. #HarishSalve has charged us Rs.1/- as his fee for this case. https://t.co/Eyl3vQScrs
— Sushma Swaraj (@SushmaSwaraj) May 15, 2017
Harish Salve is arguably one of the highest paid lawyers in India and charging a token of Rs. 1 he has set an example of what kind of nationalism India actually needs.
Under the edgy duel between India and Pakistan at International Court of Justice, India’s quest for ‘nullification’ of a death sentence for Kulbhushan Jadhav by Pakistani military court; Salve said that “The graver the charges, the greater the need for continued adherence to the Vienna Convention. Jadhav has been in judicial custody without any communication with his family.”
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