High Court of Gujarat

PT TRANS INDO PRATAMAversusM/V TRIUMPH OCEAN (IMO 9355070)

Disposal: 27-WITHDRAWN @ ADM.STAGE
Bench: NIRAL R MEHTA

Holding

The suit was disposed of as withdrawn, the arrest order was vacated, and the vessel was ordered to be released.

Summary

The plaintiff PT Trans Indo Pratama filed an admiralty suit against the vessel M/V Triumph Ocean and others, seeking enforcement of an arrest order dated 18 January 2026. The plaintiff's counsel submitted a withdrawal petition on 20 January 2026, stating that the parties had amicably settled the dispute outside court. The court accepted the withdrawal, ordered the suit to be disposed of as withdrawn, and vacated the arrest order. Consequently, the vessel was directed to be released immediately, and a release warrant was to be issued. The registry was instructed to refund permissible court fees to the plaintiff's counsel and to communicate the order to the Port and Customs authorities at Mundra for implementation.

Issues considered

Whether a suit may be withdrawn after an amicable settlement between the parties
Whether the arrest order can be vacated upon withdrawal of the suit

Subjects

withdrawal of suitarrest ordervessel releaseadmiralty jurisdictioncourt fee refund

Judgment

      C/AS/6/2026                                     ORDER DATED: 20/01/2026




          IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD

                     R/ADMIRALTY SUIT NO. 6 of 2026
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                        PT TRANS INDO PRATAMA
                                Versus
                M/V TRIUMPH OCEAN (IMO 9355070) & ANR.
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Appearance:
DS AFF.NOT FILED (N) for the Defendant(s) No. 1,2
MR MANAV A MEHTA(3246) for the Plaintiff(s) No. 1
MR HARSH PAREKH for the Defendant
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  CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NIRAL R. MEHTA

                          Date : 20/01/2026

                              ORAL ORDER

1.            Heard       learned      advocate          Mr.Manav           Mehta
for the Plaintiff and learned advocate Mr.Harsh
Parekh for the Defendant.

2.            Learned Advocate Mr.Manav Mehta for the
plaintiff           has   tendered        a     Withdrawal            purshish
dated 20th January, 2026 and submitted that the
parties have amicably settled the issue outside
the    Court        and     therefore,          the    cause        does        not
survive to pursue the matter any further. Hence,
he seeks permission to withdraw the proceedings
and vacate the arrest order dated 18 th January,
2026. The said Withdrawal purshish is ordered to
be taken on record.

3.            In     view    of   the     purshish          filed       by      the
learned advocate for the Plaintiff, the suit is


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disposed off as withdrawn. The order dated 18 th
January,           2026    stands        vacated,           and     Defendant
Vessel       is       hereby        ordered          to      be       released
forthwith. The Registry is directed to issue a
release warrant forthwith.

4.           The         Registry      is         further     directed          to
refund permissible Court fees in the name of the
learned advocate for the plaintiff.

5.           The Registry is directed to send this
order    to        the    Port   and       Customs        Authorities           at
Mundra Port, and the authorities shall act on an
email copy of the order and release the Defendant

              1. sujal.shah@adani.com
              2. manoj.katar@adani.com
              3. Customercare.CT@adani.com
              4. customercell@adani.com
              5. Harpalsinh.Jadeja@adani.com
              6. Gaurang.Chudasama@adani.com
              7. pranav.choudhary@adani.com
              8. Pushparajsinh.Jadeja@adani.com
              9. Bhagwant.Upadhye@adani.com
              10. Ashok.Tilwani@adani.com
              11. Mahavirsinh.Jhala@adani.com
              12. Stevedoring@adani.com
              13. portopscenter@adani.com
              14. commr-cusmundra@nic.in


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                    15. pomungmb@gmail.com
                    16. traffic.gmb@gmail.com
                    17. sachin.srivastava@adani.com

6.                 The Port and Custom Authorities at the
Mundra are directed to act on an email message
enclosing                a      scanned               copy          of        the         Warrant               of
Release and this Order.

7.                 It shall be open for the advocates of
the Defendant Vessel to directly serve the Port
and Customs Authorities at the Mundra Port a copy
of this Order and the Warrant of Release; and the
Port and Customs Authorities at the Mundra Port
are      directed                to       act        on       a     simple             copy          of       the
order.

8.                 It is also open for the plaintiff's or
defendant's                  advocate                to       communicate                    the         above
order by Email at their own cost, and the Port
and Customs authorities are directed to act on
the email message with an ordinary copy of this
order.

                   Direct service is permitted, today.


                                                                          (NIRAL R. MEHTA,J)
ANUP
Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge.
Digitally signed by: ANUP VYOMESH PARIKH(HC00956), PRINCIPAL PRIVATE SECRETARY, at High Court of Gujarat on 20/01/2026 17:34:27




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