Admiralty & Maritime Cases - India

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A selection of decisions (with links to full text where available)

2023

29 September 2023: M/S Cargo Care International V Owners and Parties interested in the Vessel MV Norasia Tegesos and Others [2023] MHC 4449
Admiralty – Cargo lost at sea – Arrest of ship and proposed sale – Enforcement  to pay amount guaranteed in  Letter of Indemnity for release of vessel from arrest

8 March 2023: Angsley Investments Ltd v Jupiter Denizcilik Tasimacilik Mumessillik San Ve Ticaret Ltd Sirketi, Appeal No 902 of 2006 in Admiralty Suit No 15 of 2001
ADMIRALTY – Vessel arrested – Purported sister vessel attached by injunction – Security furnished for release – Action against foreign corporation defendant – Action in rem – Action in personam – Conjoint or hybrid actions in rem and in personam.

18 January 2023: Sequeira and Others v MV Karnika
ADMIRALTY – Sheriff's expenses – P&I Club incurring expenses for crew wages and necessaries between arrest and judicial sale of ship – Recovery from proceeds of sale by way of interim order.

2022

29 November 2022:  Vadym and Others v OSV BEAS Dolphin No 30 of 2022
ADMIRALTY – Maritime liens – Seafarer’s wages – Priority in admiralty – Priority of interest and costs for wages claim – Question of currency conversion date – Admiralty (Jurisdiction and Settlement of Maritime Claims) Act 2017, section 10 – Merchant Shipping Act 1958, section 134.