The Board of Trustees of the Port of Bombay v. Mehra Steel (Bombay) Pvt. Ltd.
Case brief
What is this about?
Suit for recovery of pre-confiscation port trust charges and interest. Court decreed suit on modified terms, awarding principal plus 9% annual interest from suit date.
What did the court decide?
Suit decreed. Plaintiffs entitled to principal sum of Rs. 1,60,051.58 plus 9% interest per annum from date of suit till realization.
What the court decided
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION
SUIT NO. 1827 OF 1988
The Board of Trustees of the Port of Bombay .. Plaintiffs.
V/s.
Mehra Steel (Bombay) Pvt. Ltd., .. Defendants.
Mr. U.J. Makhija with Mr. Parag Khandhar i/by Mulla and Mulla for the Plaintiffs.
None for the Defendants.
CORAM : DR. D. Y. CHANDRACHUD, J. DATED : 16TH JULY, 2009
P.C. :
- The Suit has been instituted for the recovery of a sum of
Rs. 1,78,000/- together with further interest on the principal sum of Rs.1,60,051.58/-, towards pre-confiscation charges payable to the Port Trust. In December, 1984 the Defendants imported a consignment containing Carbon Steel Bars which
Issues for consideration
3 issues framed by the court
Whether the plaintiff proves that the defendant is the Importer/Owner/Consignee of the suit consignment.
Whether the plaintiff proves that pre-confiscation charges of suit consignment amounted to Rs. 1,55,904.58.
Whether the Plaintiffs are entitled to recover the preconfiscation port trust charges together with interest as stated in the plaint.
Coram
Dr. D. Y. Chandrachud
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
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