The ecstatic French, without the services of their injured number one Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, enjoyed a lap of honour on the indoor hard-court of the Palais des Sports.
France is now waiting to hear whether Mr Qaddafi will honour his earlier undertaking to abide by the verdict of the court, presumably by imprisoning the men in Libya and paying compensation to the families of the 170 victims.
"I have made it clear that the Republic of Italy is bound to honour the solemn commitment that it has made to the Supreme Court to ensure the return of the marines to India within the time period permitted by the Supreme Court, " he said.
Outside court last week, Mr Stewart said he was defending his honour in the breach of contract suit filed in 2001 by the Rio hotel-casino in Las Vegas, which is owned by Harrah's.