Bombay High Court Holds Sheriff's Poundage Payable on Settlement Amounts in Admiralty Suits — Admiralty Jurisdiction — Sheriff's Fees — Table of Fees under Bombay Court Fees Act, 1959 — Court ruled that poundage is payable on the amount for which the vessel is released, including settlement sums, and not merely on the value of the vessel as per the warrant of arrest, and that the Sheriff is entitled to poundage even if the suit is settled before actual sale, as the Sheriff's services in effecting arrest and maintaining custody are rendered.
17 Jan 2018The Bombay High Court addressed two unrelated admiralty suits tagged together to decide a common issue regarding the payment of poundage to the Sherif...
