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The only Courts statutorily empowered to exercise
admiralty jurisdiction in India are certain designated High Courts who
derive their power pursuant to the Letters Patent. These are principally
the High Courts of Bombay, Madras, and Calcutta and pursuant to the States
Reorganisation Act, the High Court of Ahmedabad, Andhra Pradesh are also
included as Admiralty Courts.
Bombay High Court is preferred for several reasons as order of Bombay High Court can be executed anywhere in Indian territorial waters. Bombay High Court has Pan-India jurisdiction means a ship can be arrested anywhere in Indian waters with the order of arrest passed by the Bombay High Court while there are restrictions at Gujarat, Madras, Calcutta and Andhra Pradesh High Courts.
HIGH COURTS IN INDIA, not all are vested with Admiralty Jurisdiction
Bombay High Court is preferred for several reasons as order of Bombay High Court can be executed anywhere in Indian territorial waters. Bombay High Court has Pan-India jurisdiction means a ship can be arrested anywhere in Indian waters with the order of arrest passed by the Bombay High Court while there are restrictions at Gujarat, Madras, Calcutta and Andhra Pradesh High Courts.
HIGH COURTS IN INDIA, not all are vested with Admiralty Jurisdiction
a. Bombay High Court (Mumbai)
is vested with admiralty jurisdiction. A ship
anywhere in Indian territorial waters can be arrested by order from Bombay
High Court.
b. Calcutta High Court (Kolkata)
b. Calcutta High Court (Kolkata)
is vested with admiralty jurisdiction. Only ship at
West Bengal waters can be arrested by order from Calcutta High Court.
c. Madras High Court (Chennai)
c. Madras High Court (Chennai)
is vested with admiralty jurisdiction. Only vessels
at Tamil Nadu waters can be arrested by order from Madras High Court.
d. Gujarat High Court
d. Gujarat High Court
is vested with admiralty jurisdiction. Only vessels
at Gujarat waters can be arrested by order from Gujarat High Court and
also cause of action or a part of cause of action should have arisen
within jurisdiction of the court over and apart from the vessel being in
Gujarat waters.
e. Andhra Pradesh High Court
e. Andhra Pradesh High Court
is vested with admiralty jurisdiction. Only vessels
at Andhra Pradesh waters can be arrested by order from Andhra Pradesh High
Court.
f. Allahabad High Court
f. Allahabad High Court
is not vested with admiralty jurisdiction.There is no
case filed in this court invoking admiralty jurisdiction
g. Chattisgarh High Court
g. Chattisgarh High Court
is not vested with admiralty jurisdiction. There is
no case filed in this court invoking admiralty jurisdiction
h. Delhi High Court
h. Delhi High Court
is not vested with admiralty jurisdiction. There is
no case filed in this court invoking admiralty jurisdiction.
i. Gauhati High Court
i. Gauhati High Court
is not vested with admiralty jurisdiction. There is
no case filed in this court invoking admiralty jurisdiction
j. Himachal Pradesh High Court
j. Himachal Pradesh High Court
is not vested with admiralty jurisdiction. There is
no case filed in this court invoking admiralty jurisdiction
k. Imphal High Court
k. Imphal High Court
is not vested with admiralty jurisdiction. There is
no case filed in this court invoking admiralty jurisdiction
l. Jammu & Kashmir High Court
l. Jammu & Kashmir High Court
is not vested with admiralty jurisdiction. There is
no case filed in this court invoking admiralty jurisdiction
m. Jharkhand High Court
m. Jharkhand High Court
is not vested with admiralty jurisdiction.There is no
case filed in this court invoking admiralty jurisdiction
n. Karnataka High Court
n. Karnataka High Court
is not vested with admiralty jurisdiction.There is no
case filed in this court invoking admiralty jurisdiction
o. Kerala High Court
o. Kerala High Court
is not vested with admiralty jurisdiction. There is
no case filed in this court invoking admiralty jurisdiction
p. Madhya Pradesh High Court
p. Madhya Pradesh High Court
is not vested with admiralty jurisdiction.There is no
case filed in this court invoking admiralty jurisdiction
q. Orissa High Court
q. Orissa High Court
is not vested with admiralty jurisdiction. There is
no case filed in this court invoking admiralty jurisdiction
r. Patna High Court
r. Patna High Court
is not vested with admiralty jurisdiction. There is
no case filed in this court invoking admiralty jurisdiction
s. Punjab & Haryana High Court
s. Punjab & Haryana High Court
is not vested with admiralty jurisdiction. There is
no case filed in this court invoking admiralty jurisdiction
t. Rajasthan High Court
t. Rajasthan High Court
is not vested with admiralty jurisdiction.There is no
case filed in this court invoking admiralty jurisdiction