Supreme Court of India

Paradip Port Authority v. Paradeep Phosphates Ltd.

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Reported as [2025] 8 S.C.R. 1695
Bench M.M. Sundresh and Rajesh Bindal JJ.
Decided 12 August 2025

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What the Court ordered

For the reasons mentioned above, the impugned order passed by the TAMP and also the High Court are set aside.

Judgment, page 24

From the headnote

Issue for Consideration The issue pertains to fixation of tariff by the Paradip Port Authority (Earlier Paradip Port Trust). Whether it would be appropriate if an expert appellate body is constituted to hear appeals against the orders passed by the adjudicatory board/Tariff Authority for Major Ports (TAMP). Headnotes† Major Port Trusts Act, 1963 – Major Port Authorities Act, 2021 – In . . No.10542 of 2025, an agreement was executed between the parties, namely appellant-Paradip Port Trust and respondent-Paradeep Phosphates Ltd on 03.08.1985 for use of ‘captive berth’ in terms of the conditions

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