Volume : 4, Issue : 4, April - 2015

AN ANALYSIS OF MARITIME LIEN AND ITS PRACTICE IN INDIA

Dr. Ram N. Sharma

Abstract :

<p>&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;A maritime lien is a cross word puzzle or riddled with exceptions, qualifications and conflicting juristic writings for&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;div&gt;many people. In fact, what may be accurate in India may not be same in the circumstances of a particular case or in&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;different jurisdictions.Therefore, it is a matter of interpretation. &amp;ldquo;The Common law principle is that if a man has an article&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;delivered to him, on the improvement of which he has to bestow trouble and expense, he has a right to detain it until his demand is paid.&amp;rdquo; Its&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;origin is lex mercatoriathat is mercantile law. Admiralty law has recognized maritime lien since period of long time and to understand it we need&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;to refer to English law.Apart from its definition, there are different kinds of liens in practice in India such as particular lien, general lien, statutory&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;lien, possessory lien and maritime lien. Importance of maritime lien and its enforcement procedure is explained in this article. It concludes with&lt;/div&gt;</p>