Bombay High Court Allows Appeal in Wrongful Arrest of Vessel Case — Duty to Mitigate Under Section 73 Contract Act Does Not Apply to Undertaking Under Rule 941 of Bombay High Court (Original Side) Rules, 1980. The court held that the undertaking under Rule 941 is a contractual obligation independent of the duty to mitigate damages, and the plaintiff must pay damages as per the undertaking without reduction for failure to mitigate.
5 Nov 2014The case involves an appeal by Rainbow Ace Shipping S.A., the owner of the vessel MV Rainbow Ace, against an order of the learned single Judge of the ...






