Supreme Court · 2018 INSC 216 · Decided 7 March 2018
The Chairman, Board of Trustees Cochin Port Trust v. M/S Arebee Star Maritime Agencies PVT. LTD. & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2018 INSC 216 · [2018] 3 S.C.R. 196
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 2525/2018
- Decided
- 7 March 2018
- Bench
- R.K. AGRAWAL, D.Y. CHANDRACHUD (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Matter referred to larger bench
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution
Headnote
Major Port Trust Act, 1963 - s. 2(o) - Liability of the consignee or steamer agent in respect of ground rent charges to be paid to the port trust - Determination of - Containers unloaded at port trust, but consignees or importers and refused to be de-stuffed by the Port, on the ground of inadequate storage space - Liability to pay 'ground rent', if can be imposed on the owners of the vessel/steamer agents beyond the period of 75 days, fixed by the Tariff Authority of Major Ports
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