{"id":103503,"date":"2021-09-20T20:23:18","date_gmt":"2021-09-20T14:53:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=103503"},"modified":"2022-01-31T16:43:24","modified_gmt":"2022-01-31T11:13:24","slug":"fact-check-dalveer-bhandari-hasnt-been-elected-as-chief-justice-of-icj","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/fact-check-dalveer-bhandari-hasnt-been-elected-as-chief-justice-of-icj\/","title":{"rendered":"Dalveer Bhandari hasn&#8217;t been elected &#8216;chief justice&#8217; of ICJ; messages falsely laud PM Modi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A claim that former Supreme Court judge Dalveer Bhandari has been elected as the Chief Justice of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has been shared on social media. The claim lauds PM Modi for the achievement, suggesting that his hard hard work has nurtured good relations with countries across the world.<\/p>\n<p>From the Facebook page \u092d\u0942\u0930\u0938\u093f\u0902\u0939 \u0938\u0940 \u0932\u0902\u0917\u0947\u0930\u093e, the claim received over 4,000 likes and 1,000 shares.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BhoorsinghR\/posts\/925349824791329\" data-width=\"500\" data-show-text=\"true\">\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BhoorsinghR\/posts\/925349824791329\"><p>\u092e\u094b\u0926\u0940 \u092d\u0915\u094d\u0924\u093f \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0915\u0947\u0935\u0932 \u092d\u093e\u0930\u0924 \u0939\u0940 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u092c\u0932\u094d\u0915\u093f \u092a\u0942\u0930\u093e \u0935\u093f\u0936\u094d\u0935 \u0921\u0942\u092c\u093e \u0939\u0941\u0906 \u0939\u0948\u0902 \u092a\u0922\u093c\u093f\u090f \u092f\u0947 \u0916\u092c\u0930 &#8230; \u0905\u0902\u0924\u0930\u0930\u093e\u0937\u094d\u091f\u094d\u0930\u0940\u092f \u0928\u094d\u092f\u093e\u092f\u093e\u0932\u092f \u0915\u0947 \u092e\u0941\u0916\u094d\u092f&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BhoorsinghR\/\">\u092d\u0942\u0930\u0938\u093f\u0902\u0939 \u0938\u0940 \u0932\u0902\u0917\u0947\u0930\u093e<\/a> on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BhoorsinghR\/posts\/925349824791329\">Friday, 28 January 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>It has, in fact, been shared by several Facebook accounts.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-110952 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/image.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"682\" height=\"754\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/image.png 682w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/image-271x300.png 271w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>BJP Bihar General Secretary (Organisation) Nagendra Nath Tripathi had made the same claim last year. (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/mVyEE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archive link<\/a>)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u0905\u0928\u094d\u0924\u0930\u094d\u0930\u093e\u0937\u094d\u091f\u094d\u0930\u0940\u092f \u0928\u094d\u092f\u093e\u092f\u093e\u0932\u092f \u0915\u093e \u092e\u0941\u0916\u094d\u092f \u0928\u094d\u092f\u093e\u092f\u093e\u0927\u0940\u0936 \u092d\u093e\u0930\u0924\u0940\u092f \u091a\u0941\u0928\u093e \u0917\u092f\u093e \u092d\u093e\u0930\u0924 \u0915\u0940 \u0936\u093e\u0928\u0926\u093e\u0930 \u091c\u0940\u0924 !!! PM\u092e\u094b\u0926\u0940 \u0915\u0940 \u091a\u093e\u0923\u0915\u094d\u092f \u0915\u0942\u091f\u0928\u0940\u0924\u093f\u0964<br \/>\n\u0935\u093f\u0936\u094d\u0935 \u092a\u091f\u0932 \u092a\u0930 \u092c\u094d\u0930\u093f\u091f\u0947\u0928 \u0915\u0940 \u0939\u093e\u0930\u0964<br \/>\n\u0915\u0948\u0938\u0947 \u092a\u0940\u090f\u092e \u092e\u094b\u0926\u0940\u091c\u0940 \u0928\u0947 \u0926\u0941\u0928\u093f\u092f\u093e \u092d\u0930 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0938\u0902\u092c\u0902\u0927 \u0935\u093f\u0915\u0938\u093f\u0924 \u0915\u093f\u090f \u0939\u0948\u0902\u0964\u0928\u094d\u092f\u093e\u092f\u092e\u0942\u0930\u094d\u0924\u093f \u0926\u0932\u0935\u0940\u0930 \u092d\u0902\u0921\u093e\u0930\u0940 \u0915\u094b \u0905\u0902\u0924\u0930\u094d\u0930\u093e\u0937\u094d\u091f\u094d\u0930\u0940\u092f \u0928\u094d\u092f\u093e\u092f\u093e\u0932\u092f \u0915\u0947 \u092e\u0941\u0916\u094d\u092f \u0928\u094d\u092f\u093e\u092f\u093e\u0927\u0940\u0936 \u0915\u0947\u0930\u0942\u092a \u092e\u0947\u0902\u091a\u0941\u0928\u093e <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9XLkucdVqS\">pic.twitter.com\/9XLkucdVqS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nagendra Nath (@BJPNagendraji) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BJPNagendraji\/status\/1437989853354807296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 15, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Tripathi also made this claim from his Facebook page, which was amplified by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/1622068738037251\/posts\/3069149479995829\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BJP Bihar<\/a> page.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-103504 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/word-image-30.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"494\" height=\"840\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/word-image-30.jpeg 494w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/word-image-30-176x300.jpeg 176w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 494px) 100vw, 494px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Apart from this, a number of pro-BJP Facebook pages promoted the claim including \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ModiMeinHaiDum\/posts\/397909208502385?__cft__%5B0%5D=AZU78wnhWAvPhxE4RRBEDx3Sao9tgEU6vv4GUAMNKXWxc4sE9wJX8ncqF04YfrwuJzDvhU6iFYlbXLlI5ah5w3JyDNWn0r_gUdxnubQSO4H969-pasjC8Ur4Dy2bZTifpRw&amp;__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u092e\u094b\u0926\u0940 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0939\u0948 \u0926\u092e<\/a>\u2018 (Modi Mein Hai Dum) and &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EkAwaazNAMO\/posts\/440647520810621?__cft__%5B0%5D=AZWQ7YXyvwJ9QrAb2Nt6In76JYb376pPgpxLRGyP3AtF4ZH0U9yqvCHddDuykMDOtVETrRFwuNNh9F-OVatQ3ntcdtsmRNddkvSWJnqS6KO-21Ij0TFqQ60BMNBX3h3j43A&amp;__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u090f\u0915 \u0906\u0935\u093e\u095b 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679px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/fact-check-dalveer-bhandari-hasnt-been-elected-as-chief-justice-of-icj\/2021-09-16-16_47_27-jp\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"692\" height=\"831\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/2021-09-16-16_47_27-jp.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/2021-09-16-16_47_27-jp.jpeg 692w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/2021-09-16-16_47_27-jp-250x300.jpeg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 692px) 100vw, 692px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4><strong>Fact-check<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>We performed a keyword search and could not find any news reports corroborating this claim. A few articles from 2017 stated that Dalveer Bhandari was re-elected as a judge in the International Court of Justice. However, none of these claims Bhandari was elected as Chief Justice. On November 22, 2017, <a href=\"https:\/\/hindi.thequint.com\/news\/india\/dalveer-bhandari-icj-re-election-marks-shift-in-world-order\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Quint<\/a> reported that the former Supreme Court judge secured the post after British candidate Christopher Greenwood backed out. The General Assembly was in support of Bhandari, which the UK could not challenge.<\/p>\n<p><strong>No Chief Justice post in the International Court of Justice <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icj-cij.org\/en\/statute\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">International Court of Justice website<\/a>, there is no Chief Justice post. The Court has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icj-cij.org\/en\/current-members\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">15 member judges<\/a> along with a president and a vice president who each serve for three-year terms.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-103506 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/word-image-31.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"810\" height=\"869\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/word-image-31.jpeg 810w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/word-image-31-280x300.jpeg 280w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/word-image-31-768x824.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, as per the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icj-cij.org\/en\/current-members\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ICJ website<\/a>, Joan E. Donoghue of the US and Russia&#8217;s Kirill Gevorgian were elected as president and vice-president respectively on February 8, 2021.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dalveer Bhandari\u2019s post in the ICJ <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On April 27, 2012, Dalveer Bhandari was elected as one of the 15 member judges of the ICJ. On February 8, 2018, he was re-elected as a member for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icj-cij.org\/public\/files\/members-of-the-court-biographies\/bhandari_en.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nine-year term<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-103507 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/word-image-32.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"810\" height=\"258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/word-image-32.jpeg 810w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/word-image-32-300x96.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/word-image-32-768x245.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This confirms that this achievement occurred before the Modi government came to power. Bhandari has been a member of ICJ since April 2012, when the UPA government was at the centre.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A claim that former Supreme Court judge Dalveer Bhandari has been elected as the Chief Justice of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has been shared on social media. The claim lauds PM Modi for the achievement, suggesting that his hard hard work has nurtured good relations with countries across the world. 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