Supreme Court of India

The Asiatic Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. v. Sub-lt. Arabinda Chakravarti

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Reported as [1959] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 979
Bench Syed Jaffer Imam J.
Decided 12 January 1959

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Shipping-Collision-Negligence-" Standing on" vessel­ " Giving way" vessel-Rights and duties-Nautical assessors­ Advice not binding on Court-Merchant Shipping Act, I894 (57 & 58 Viet. c. 60) Regulations of I9IO, Arts. 2I, 23, 25, 27, 29. On December 13, 1940, in the afternoon, a cargo ship, N, left Madras harbour bound for Calcutta heading for the open sea. She was being navigated in a swept channel outside the 980 SUPREME COURT REPORTS [1959] Supp. '959 harbour and was on her proper, namely the starboard side of the . . channel. At that time a patrol ship, K, was on an opposite Th~ Asi~tic

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