BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF PORT OF KANDLAversusHARGOVIND JASRAJ & ANR.
2013 INSC 259 January 2013Appeal(s) allowed
The Board of Trustees of Kandla Port terminated a lease of a 1891.64‑sq‑m parcel to Smt. Pushpa Shah after she defaulted on rent, issuing a termination order on 8‑Aug‑1977 effective 13‑Dec‑1978 and taking possession via a panchnama on 14‑Dec‑1978. The lessee’s own letter of 22‑Feb‑1979 admitted that possession had been…
BOARD OF TRUSTEES, PORT OF KOLKATAversusEFCLON TIE-UP PVT. LTD. AND ORS.
2006 INSC 3068 May 2006Appeal(s) allowed
The Kolkata Port Trust had leased premises to Das Reprographics Ltd. for 29 years, with a clause allowing renewal if notice was given and the lessee complied with covenants. The company went into liquidation in 1992, having defaulted on rent and taxes, and the lease terminated as per the deed. The assets of the liquida…
K.T.V. HEALTH FOOD PVT. LTD.versusUNION OF INDIA AND ORS
2023 INSC 911 February 2023Case Partly allowed
K.T.V. Health Food Pvt. Ltd. sought to continue operating a storage terminal and an underground pipeline for edible oil imported through Chennai Port. The Union of India, invoking the 2011 Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Notification under the Environment Protection Act, granted post‑facto clearance under paragraph‑4.3, …