IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/ADMIRALTY SUIT NO. 30 of 2026 ==========================================================

NATIONAL CHEMICAL CARRIERS COMPANY LIMITED Versus UACC MARAH (IMO NO. 9489091) & ANR.

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Appearance:

MR DAKSHESH MEHTA(2430) for the Plaintiff(s) No. 1 MR. RUSHANG D MEHTA(6989) for the Plaintiff(s) No. 1 ==========================================================

CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NIRAL R. MEHTA Date : 03/04/2026 ORAL ORDER

1. Learned Advocate Mr. Rushang D. Mehta mentioned this matter for urgent circulation today and considering the urgency involved, the present matter is taken up for hearing today.

2. Heard Learned Advocate Mr. Rushang D. Mehta for the Plaintiff.

3. Learned Advocate Mr. Rushang D. Mehta for the Plaintiff has invited the attention of this Court to the averments made in the plaint and submitted that the Plaintiff had entered into a Charterparty dated 10.03.2021 read with the Charter Novation Agreement dated 17.05.2022. It is submitted that under the said Charterparty, the Defendant Vessel was let on charter to the Plaintiff for a period extending up to July 2028.

4. It is submi