New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday said judges at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) vote in their individual capacity, a day after Indian judge Dalveer Bhandari voted against Russia at the United Nations’ highest court.On Wednesday, the ICJ passed provisional measures in a suit brought by Ukraine against Russia. It called on Moscow to immediately suspend its military operations in Ukraine. The order was a 13-2 decision, with Indian judge Dalveer Bhandari joining the majority. ICJ vice-president Kirill Gevorgian from Russia and Judge Xue Hanqin from China voted against the border.Asked about the vote at the weekly media briefing, Bagchi said, “They are (at the ICJ) in individual capacities and they vote on the merits of that. Not appropriate to comment on how judges in the ICJ vote.”Pressed for a comment, the MEA spokesperson reiterated, “He (Justice Bhandari) happens to be an Indian national who is a member in his individual capacity of the ICJ. I am not going to comment on how judges vote on issues that come to the ICJ.”Although the ICJ’s rulings are binding, it has no direct means of enforcing them. In rare cases in the past, countries have ignored them.India has abstained from voting on several resolutions criticising Russia’s invasion of Ukraine at different UN forums.(With PTI inputs)