<P> Justice Bhandari was nominated by the Government of India as its official candidate in January 2012 . The vacancy arose after the resignation of sitting Court Judge Awn Shawkat Al - Khasawneh from Jordan on being appointed as Prime Minister . In the elections held on 27 April 2012, Bhandari secured 122 votes in the United Nations General Assembly against 58 for his rival, Florentino Feliciano, who was nominated by the Government of the Philippines . </P> <P> He was re-elected for a second term on 20 November 2017 after UK's nominee Christopher Greenwood withdrew his nomination </P> <Ul> <Li> Conferred the degree of Doctor of Letters by Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University Kota in May 2016 . </Li> <Li> In 2014, President of India conferred Bhandari with Padma Bhushan, third highest civilian award in India . </Li> <Li> Bhandari was selected by the Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, United States, while celebrating its 150 - year anniversary (1859 - 2009), his alma mater, as one of the 16 most illustrious and distinguished alumni . </Li> <Li> Conferred the degree of Doctor of Laws (LL. D) by Tumkur University . </Li> </Ul> <Li> Conferred the degree of Doctor of Letters by Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University Kota in May 2016 . </Li>

Who has been re nominated by india for another term as a judge at the international court of justice