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• Civil courts can pass injunctions against the Calcutta Port Trust under certain circumstances, particularly when the Trust's actions infringe on individual rights or violate legal provisions. For example, in ["Reach Dredging Limited VS Board of Trustees of Kolkata Port Trust - Calcutta"], the court granted an interim injunction restraining the Port Trust from proceeding with a tender process and directed the Trust to keep earnest money in a separate account, indicating courts' willingness to issue injunctions to protect parties' interests.

• The Calcutta Port Trust, being a statutory authority, is often involved in legal disputes where courts have issued orders, including injunctions, especially regarding possession, leasing, or operational matters. In ["ESAB INDIA LIMITED VS BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THE PORT OF KOLKATA - Calcutta"], the court rejected a temporary injunction application, but in ["Reach Dredging Limited VS Board of Trustees of Kolkata Port Trust - Calcutta"], an injunction was granted, demonstrating that courts do have the power to pass such orders against the Trust.

• Courts have also issued injunctions to regulate the Trust's administrative actions, such as lease approvals, demurrage charges, or land acquisition, as seen in ["OTA FALLOONS FORWARDERS PVT. LTD VS BOARD OF TRUSTEES AT THE PORT OF CALCUTTA - Calcutta"] and ["Enterprise for Waterways Ivan Milutinovic Pim VS Board of Trustees for the Port of Mourmugao - Calcutta"]. These cases show judicial intervention in the Trust's administrative decisions through injunctions.

• However, the Calcutta Port Trust's status as a statutory body sometimes limits the scope of judicial intervention. For instance, in ["Commissioners for the Port of Calcutta VS Suraj Mull Jalan - Calcutta"], the court noted that criminal proceedings initiated by the Trust under the Calcutta Port Act could not be restrained by injunction, indicating that certain statutory functions are protected from civil court orders.

Analysis and Conclusion:Civil courts in India can pass injunctions against the Calcutta Port Trust, especially in civil disputes involving possession, leasing, operational, or contractual matters. The courts' authority to do so is supported by cases like ["Reach Dredging Limited VS Board of Trustees of Kolkata Port Trust - Calcutta"], where interim relief was granted, and the general principle that courts can issue injunctions to prevent unlawful or infringing actions. Nonetheless, statutory provisions and the Trust's sovereign functions (e.g., criminal proceedings under the Calcutta Port Act) may limit such intervention, as seen in ["Commissioners for the Port of Calcutta VS Suraj Mull Jalan - Calcutta"]. Therefore, while civil courts have jurisdiction to pass injunctions against the Trust in appropriate civil matters, their power is subject to statutory constraints.

References:["BOARD OF TRUSTEE OF THE PORT OF CALCUTTA VS PEARL TRANSPORT CO. LTD - Calcutta"]["BEJOY KUMAR BOSE VS TRAFFIC MANAGER, CALCUTTA PORT TRUST - Calcutta"]["ESAB INDIA LIMITED VS BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THE PORT OF KOLKATA - Calcutta"]["OTA FALLOONS FORWARDERS PVT. LTD VS BOARD OF TRUSTEES AT THE PORT OF CALCUTTA - Calcutta"]["Enterprise for Waterways Ivan Milutinovic Pim VS Board of Trustees for the Port of Mourmugao - Calcutta"]["Commissioners for the Port of Calcutta VS Suraj Mull Jalan - Calcutta"]