https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=285650 The statutory power to alter port limits under the Indian Ports Act, 1908 is sustainable where exercised for demonstrable public interest and not shown to infringe any legally protected private property right. On the facts, the port expansion was justified by anticipated traffic growth and operational needs, including anchorage, customs, safety, and administration, so the notification was upheld. Claims based on legitimate expectation failed because the MOUs were time-limited and created no enforceable right, while related correspondence left reclaimed land and dredged channel benefits under governmental control. Unauthorized reclamation could not be used to defeat the notification or bypass the bidding framework for conversion of a captive facility into a commercial port. en-us Thu, 22 Feb 2018 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 20 Jan 2020 16:36:37 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=285650 The statutory power to alter port limits under the Indian Ports Act, 1908 is sustainable where exercised for demonstrable public interest and not shown to infringe any legally protected private property right. On the facts, the port expansion was justified by anticipated traffic growth and operational needs, including anchorage, customs, safety, and administration, so the notification was upheld. Claims based on legitimate expectation failed because the MOUs were time-limited and created no enforceable right, while related correspondence left reclaimed land and dredged channel benefits under governmental control. Unauthorized reclamation could not be used to defeat the notification or bypass the bidding framework for conversion of a captive facility into a commercial port. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 22 Feb 2018 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=285650