Bombay High Court Allows Mortgagee's Suit for Arrest and Sale of Vessel in Admiralty Jurisdiction — Mortgage Debt Secured by Vessel Held Enforceable Despite Change of Ownership. The court held that a valid mortgage creates a maritime lien enforceable in rem, and subsequent change of ownership does not affect the mortgagee's rights.
18 Jul 2005The plaintiffs, Dallah Albaraka Investment Co. Ltd., filed an admiralty suit in the Bombay High Court seeking enforcement of a mortgage over the vesse...






