Supreme Court · 1999 INSC 298 · Decided 30 July 1999
The Board of Trustees of the Port of Bombay and Ors v. M/S Sriyanesh Knitters
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1999 INSC 298 · [1999] 3 S.C.R. 1238
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 6185/1983
- Decided
- 30 July 1999
- Bench
- B.N. KIRPAL, U.C. BANERJEE (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 14, 19, 265, 300A; Contract Act Section 151, 152, 16, 171
Headnote
OF TRUSTEES OF THE PORT OF BOMBAY AND ORS. v. MIS SRIY ANESH KNITTERS JULY 30, 1999 [B.N. KIRPAL AND U.C. BANERJEE, J.J.) Major Port Trusts Act, 1963-Sections 2(o), 29(2), 42,43,45,47,48,59,6J,68,70,71,/26,13/-Board refusing to release goods · C imported by the respondents and wharfinger, can have a general lien under Section 171 of; ihe Contract Act and retain the goods bailed to it for any amount due in respect D thereof-Expression "general balance of account" occurring in Section 17 I cannot be given a restricted meaning to mean only wharfage charges and
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