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Major Port Trust Act, 1963

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JAN DE NUL DREDGING INDIA PVT. LTD.versusTUTICORIN PORT TRUST

2026 INSC 34Appeal(s) allowed

The Tuticorin Port Trust awarded a dredging contract to Jan De Nul Dredging India, which completed the work ahead of schedule. A dispute over unpaid dues led to arbitration, where the tribunal awarded Rs.14.66 crore as idle‑time compensation for the Backhoe Dredger (Claim No.7). The Port Trust …

ESSAR SHIPPING LTD.versusTHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THE PORT OF CALCUTTA

2019 INSC 203Appeal(s) allowed

Essar Shipping's vessel M.V. Chennai Nermai collided with a coal loader while being berthed at Haldia Dock, causing damage. The Master initially denied liability but later signed an endorsement accepting responsibility under protest. The Government appointed a four‑member technical Committee which …

FORBES FORBES CAMPBELL & CO. LTD.versusBOARD OF TRUSTEES, PORT OF BOMBAY

2014 INSC 826Dismissed

The case concerned goods that arrived at the Port of Bombay, were warehoused by the Port Trust, and remained unclaimed by the consignee who neither cleared the bill of lading nor responded to notices. The Port Trust auctioned the goods after four years, but the proceeds were insufficient to cover …

JAMSHED HORMUSJI WADIAversusBOARD OF TRUSTEES, PORT OF MUMBAI AND ANR.

2004 INSC 33Disposed off

The Bombay Port Trust (BPT), an instrumentality of the State, engaged consultants to value its land and proposed a massive rent revision for its lessees, issuing notices of termination and higher rent. Lessees challenged the revision as arbitrary and violative of Article 14, leading a Single Judge …

SMT. SWATI AND ORS.versusSH. DAMODAR ANANT KARANDIKAR AND ORS.

1996 INSC 649Appeal(s) allowed

The Bombay Port Trust fixed reservation percentages for promotional posts at 15% for Scheduled Castes (SC) and 7.5% for Scheduled Tribes (ST), matching the All‑India policy, whereas the State of Maharashtra prescribed 7% for SC and 9% for ST at the time of initial recruitment. The Bombay High Court …