Axis Trustee Services Limited v. M.T. Prem Mala Imo No. 9209972
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, OOCJ; Interim Application No. 516 of 2024 in Commercial Admiralty Suit No. 44 of 2021; Axis Trustee Services Limited (Petitioner/Applicant/Plaintiff) v. M.T. Prem Mala IMO No. 9209972 and 4 Ors.; order dated 16th December, 2025; Coram: Justice Gauri Godse. At request of Plaintiff's counsel, matter stood over to 06/01/2026; existing ad-interim/interim relief continues till next date; relief granted without time limit unaffected. Counsel: Bimal Rajasekhar with Diksha Brahma, Kenya Bhavsar, instructed by Ashwin Shanker (Applicant/Plaintiff); Yohaan Shah instructed by Negandhi Shah & Himayatullah (Defendant No. 7). Keywords: admiralty suit, vessel, IMO number, interim relief, ad-interim relief, continuance, stand over, adjournment, trustee services.
What did the court decide?
Administrative stand-over: at the request of learned counsel for the Plaintiff, the matter was stood over to 06/01/2026; any ad-interim/interim relief operating till that day was ordered to continue till the next date, and relief granted not for a limited period remains unaffected. The application itself was neither allowed nor dismissed on merits.