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The Coastal Shipping Act, 2025, which was passed by the Indian Parliament and received the President's assent on August 9, 2025, represents a significant legislative reform...

Delhi government's revenue department has introduced a web portal which enables the user to check the status of an immoveable property registration with the concerned sub-registrar of assurances.

Indian perspective on admiralty law talks about the Sheriff of Mumbai being an apolitical titular authority.

On 4th November 2025, the Government of India notified the Rules for Sustainable Harnessing of Fisheries in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)" (‘Rules') under the Territorial Waters...

India's maritime trade is a daily spectacle of cargo ships navigating global routes. Yet, complex regulations and infrastructure challenges impede its full potential.

The ruling came to be passed by the High Court in an application filed by erstwhile crew members of the vessel OSV Beas Dolphin for payment out of their claim towards crew wages...

India being one of the world's largest ship recycling industries has acceded to the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships ("Convention").

Being the 16th largest maritime country in the world with a coastline of about 7,517 kms, the ports and shipping industry in India plays a very vital role in the country's growth and remains the backbone of other trade and commerce industries in the country.

India's high logistics cost has been the proverbial leak that has reduced the competitiveness of the Indian exports and the economy in general.

The recent judgment of Dan Bunkering Pte. Ltd v. Best Excellence Corporation Ltd (Civil Application No.1 of 2019 in Admiralty Suit no.8 of 2019) 21 August 2020 has upturned admiralty law in Gujarat.

The Directorate General of Shipping, under the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways of Union of India issued an Order dated 24.02.2023 ("Withdrawal Order") withdrawing trading licences...

In a recent decision , the Bombay High Court (High Court) held that the expenses incurred by P&I Club under its policy and/or under the provisions of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC) cannot be treated to be ‘Sheriff's expenses'.

E-way bill stands for Electronic way bill. E-way bill system under new tax regime i.e. Goods and Services Tax (GST) came into effect in April 2018.

CCI vide its order dated 20.01.2022 found four shipping lines , Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (‘NYK Line'/‘OP-1'), Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. (‘KLine'/‘OP-2'), Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. (‘MOL'/‘OP-3')...

On 15th September 2025, the WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies ("the Agreement") entered into force for members who ratified the Agreement...

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) developed the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL Convention)

The decision of the Bombay High Court, in Teekay Shipping (India) Private Limited v. Union of India & Ors., addresses several critical issues related to maritime employment disputes such as the delayed payment of death compensation, the limits of jurisdictional objections raised at a late stage, and the Indian court’s approach to Indian entities that operate as functional components of foreign shipping structures.