Supreme Court · 2019 INSC 203 · Decided 15 February 2019
Essar Shipping LTD. v. The Board of Trustees for the Port of Calcutta
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2019 INSC 203 · [2019] 2 S.C.R. 254
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 5654/2007
- Decided
- 15 February 2019
- Bench
- UDAY UMESH LALIT, ABHAY MANOHAR SAPRE (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Major Port Trust Act, 1963: Liability of vessel - For causing damage - Accident while berthing appellant's vessel - Causing damage to a coal loader - Dock complex put the responsibility for the damage on Master of the vessel denied its responsibility stating that the coal loader was not kept at proper position - However, subsequently, the master of vessel accepted the liability under protest - Thereupon the vessel was allowed to sail out - Committee, set up by Government, found
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