https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173704 A High Court in India, as a superior court of record exercising admiralty jurisdiction, may arrest a foreign vessel within Indian waters to secure a maritime claim arising from outward carriage of goods. The Court rejected the view that admiralty power is frozen to the narrow text of the Admiralty Court Act, 1861, holding that the broader colonial and constitutional framework, including the Colonial Courts of Admiralty Act, 1890, supports a wider remedy. The preliminary objection to jurisdiction failed, and outward cargo claims were held maintainable in rem against the vessel. en-us Wed, 26 Feb 1992 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 04 Jul 2025 14:26:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173704 A High Court in India, as a superior court of record exercising admiralty jurisdiction, may arrest a foreign vessel within Indian waters to secure a maritime claim arising from outward carriage of goods. The Court rejected the view that admiralty power is frozen to the narrow text of the Admiralty Court Act, 1861, holding that the broader colonial and constitutional framework, including the Colonial Courts of Admiralty Act, 1890, supports a wider remedy. The preliminary objection to jurisdiction failed, and outward cargo claims were held maintainable in rem against the vessel. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 26 Feb 1992 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173704