Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Port Damage Case — Endorsement of Liability Obtained by Coercion is Void. Essar Shipping Ltd. v. Board of Trustees for the Port of Calcutta — Endorsement of liability obtained by wrongful detention of vessel is void under Section 17 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872.
15 Feb 2019The case arises from an incident on 27 August 1987 when the vessel M.V. Chennai Nermai, owned by Essar Shipping Ltd. (appellant), collided with a coal...




