Supreme Court · 2018 INSC 187 · Decided 22 February 2018
Essar Bulk Terminal Limited & ANR. v. State of Gujarat & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2018 INSC 187 · [2018] 2 S.C.R. 335
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 2406/2018
- Decided
- 22 February 2018
- Bench
- R.F. NARIMAN, NAVIN SINHA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Indian Ports Act, 1908: s.5 - Notification under - By State Government - For expansion of port limits - Challenged by appellant-Company (who was using a captive jetty) stating that the expansion would affect the lands reclaimed or to be reclaimed by them - Petition Notification for expansion of Port limits issued u/s. 5 was in public interest and hence was not ultra vires s. 5 - The alteration/expansion of the limits of the Port cannot be said to affect appellant-Company's rights qua reclaimed lands as the lands were reclaimed illegally i.e.
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