1）孟买，加尔各答，海得拉巴，卡纳塔克邦，喀拉拉邦，马德拉斯，奥里萨邦和特伦甘纳邦的高等法院根据海事法（海事索赔管辖和解决）行使海事管辖权。该规约规定了可以扣押船舶的海事请求主体。
2）扣押船舶的申请是单方面提出的，除非有针对扣押申请了预先登记通知。如果法院初步同意，那么将下令扣押船舶，而且一般来说，责令的担保数额将基于索赔人据理力争的情况。
3）如果向登记处提供银行担保或现金存款，则该船可解除扣押。如果代表船舶提出申请，船舶也可以被解除扣押; 法院认为扣押是不可持续的。
4）如果没有提供担保，高等法院有权在扣押之日起45天内拍卖船只。如果出售所得款项不足以满足所有索赔人的索赔要求，法院将确定2016海事法（海事请求管辖权和解决）中规定的优先权。
详细信息请参阅附件。
Ship Arrest in India
(i) The High Courts of Bombay, Calcutta, Hyderabad, Karnataka, Kerala, Madras, Orissa and Telangana exercise Admiralty jurisdiction under The Admiralty (Jurisdiction and Settlement of Maritime Claims) Act, 2016. The statute has codified the heads of maritime claims for which a ship could be arrested.
(ii) Application for arrest of a ship is made ex-parte, unless Caveat is filed against a arrest. If the Court is prima facie satisfied, ship would be ordered to be arrested and generally the quantum of security would be based on the best arguable case of the Claimant.
(iii) The ship would be released from arrest provided security in the form of a Bank Guarantee or cash deposit is made with the Registry. Ship could also be released from arrest if on an application made on behalf of the ship; the Court holds that the arrest is not maintainable.
(iv) If security is not furnished, the High Court is empowered to auction the vessel within 45 days from the date of the arrest. If the sale proceeds are insufficient to satisfy claim of the all Claimants, the Court would decide the priority as laid down in The Admiralty (Jurisdiction and Settlement of Maritime Claims) Act, 2016.
See attached file: ALCO20190011 Ship Arrest in India.pdf
