Supreme Court of India · 2002-10-29
Epoch Enterrepots vs M.V. Won Fu
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2003 SUPREME COURT 24
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Epoch Enterrepots
- Respondent
- M.V. Won Fu
- Author
- Umesh C. Banerjee
- Bench
- Umesh C. Banerjee
Judgment text excerpt
The case involves a suit for recovery of damages filed by the appellant against a vessel (M.V. WON FU) for breach of contract. The central legal issue concerns the exercise of the High Court's Admiralty Jurisdiction regarding the issuance of an arrest warrant for the vessel. The court examines whether the claims for damages arising from a breach of contract fall within the scope of actions in rem under admiralty law.