Supreme Court of India

Essar Bulk Terminal Limited & Anr. v. State of Gujarat & Ors.

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Reported as [2018] 2 S.C.R. 335
Bench R. F. Nariman and Navin Sinha JJ.
Decided 22 February 2018

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Indian Ports Act, 1908: s.5 – Notification under – By State Government – Fo r expansion of port limits – Challenged by appellant-Com pany (who was using a captive jetty) stating that the expansi on would affect the lands reclaimed or to be reclaimed by them – Petition dis missed by High Court – On appeal, held: The Notification f or expansion of Port limits issued u/s. 5 was in public interest and hence was not ultra vires s. 5 – The alteration/expansion of the limits of the Port cannot be said to affect appellant-Company’s rights qua rec laimed lands as the lands were reclaimed illegally

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