Admiralty (Jurisdiction and Settlement of Maritime Claims) Act, 2017

The case involved an Admiralty suit filed by Banque Cantonale de Geneve against the owners of the vessel M.V. Polaris Galaxy for alleged mis‑delivery of cargo. The Commercial Division of the Madras High Court, exercising its power under Order 1 Rule 10(2) of the CPC, added Gulf Petroleum FZC as a necessary party. The a…

NKD Maritime Ltd purchased the vessel M.V. Karnika at a public auction ordered by the Bombay High Court in a commercial admiralty suit, with a bill of sale stating the vessel was sold free of all encumbrances. After taking possession, the Mumbai Port Trust demanded anchorage charges, calculating a rate of Rs.15 lakh pe…

Chrisomar Corporation supplied bunkers to the vessel M.V. Nikolaos‑S owned by Third Element Enterprises and sued for unpaid invoices, leading to the vessel's arrest. The parties entered a settlement on 18 January 2000, but the vessel was re‑arrested on 2 May 2000 when payment was still outstanding. Respondent No. 1 (MJ…

The case arose from ONGC’s award of a seismic survey contract to Reflect Geophysical, which chartered the vessel Geowave Commander on a bare‑boat basis and entered into charter‑hire agreements with two appellants for the use of their trawlers. The appellants claimed unpaid dues and obtained orders for the arrest of the…