In compliance of a direction issued by the Government of India under Sectibn 111 of the Major Port Trusts Act, the Tariff Authority for Major Ports hereby closes the case relating to the representation made by Ms. Bharat Shell Limited against the way leave charges claimed by the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust as in the Order appended hereto.

The Gazette of India

EXTRAORDINARY

PART III—Section 4

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No. 216 ] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2002/ASVTNA 5, 1924

TARIFF AUTHORITY FOR MAJOR PORTS

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 27th September, 2002

No.TAMP/72/2002-JJVPT.— In compliance of a direction issued by the Government of India under Sectibn 111 of the Major Port Trusts Act, the Tariff Authority for Major Ports hereby closes the case relating to the representation made by M/s. Bharat Shell Limited against the way leave charges claimed by trie Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust as in the Order appended hereto.

SCHEDULE

Case No. TAMP/72/2002-JNPT

M/s. Bharat Shell Limited

Applicant

Vs

The Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust

Respondent

ORDER

(Passed on this 20th day of September, 2002)

This case relates to a representation made by M/s. Bharat Shell Limited against the way leave charges claimed by the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust.

2.1. So far, the regulatory intervention of this Authority 'to frame Scale of Rates' has been taken to encompass the following routes:

(i) Consideration of a 'proposal' received from a Port Trust/Private Terminal.

(ii) Consideration of a 'representation' received from a port user or a representative body of port users.

(iii) Initiation of action suomotu.

2.2. It is noteworthy that the Transaction of Business Regulations of tliis Authority have also buen framed accordingly with an emphasis on a consultative process to promote participation in the proceedings of the greatest number of interested parties.

3. The representation in reference was registered as a tariff case and processed further following the consultative procedure prescribed.

4. Before this case could be taken up for final consideration, the Government of India (in the Ministry of Shipping) vide its communication No. PR-14019/36/2001-PG dated 9th September, 2002 has issued a 'policy direction' to this Author- ity under Section 111 of the MPT Act to refrain in future from entertaining representations made by individual parties, as this Authority has no power of adjudication in individual cases under the provisions of the MPT Act. This direction has been issued despite this Authority's argument that the scope of Section 111 ibid covers issue of directions on 'question of policy¹ and any dispute about jurisdiction can only be seen to be a legal issue having no scope for resolution through a policy direction,

5. In terms of the provisions of Section 111 of the MPT Act, this Authority is bound by the directions on questions of policy given by the Central Government,

6. For the reasons given above, this Authority is unable to take up the representation in reference for final consideration. In the result, the case in reference is closed, as directed by the Government, for want of jurisdiction,

S.SATHYAM, ChairmanfADVT I! I/I V/l 43/2C02/Exty.} Printed by the Manager, Govt. of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapurl, New Dclhi-110064 and Published by (he Controller of Publications, Dclhi-110054.