Court : Kolkata
Reported in : 1998(60)ECC36
..... way of joint venture. they had the authority to engage in fishing in the exclusive economic zone of india as defined in section 5 of the territorial waters continental shelf, exclusive economic zone and other maritime zones act 1976. exclusive economic zone extends to 200 nautical miles from the base line referred to in section 3 ..... (2) of the said act which defines territorial waters being 12 nautical miles from the base line. the company also took necessary permission from the relevant authority of the government of india in engaging foreign ..... trawlers are duly registered with the director general of shipping. the petitioner company and the aforesaid trawlers have the right to carry on fishing in indian waters including the area within the exclusive economic zones. the requisite authorisation, for foreign collaboration, fishing operations and export to the thai party including high sea .....
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Reported in : 2006(2)CHN427,2006(197)ELT165(Cal)
..... defines the word 'export' to mean taking out of india. the word 'india' has been defined in section 2(27) of that act which includes territorial waters. section 3(2) of the territorial waters, continental shelf, exclusive economic zones and other maritime zones act, 1976 (hereinafter referred to as the zone act) provides that the limit of the ..... territorial waters is extended upto a distance of 12 nautical miles. section 5 of the said zone act provides that contiguous zone of india is extended ..... customs act and also the provisions of the zone act.6. it will appear from the updated provisions of article 297(3) that the limits of the territorial waters, the continental shelf, the exclusive economic zone and other maritime zones, of india shall be such as may be specified from time to time, by or under any law .....
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Reported in : 1988(18)ECC422,1988(38)ELT606(Cal)
..... therein. in other words 'india' commonly understood is the geographical entry comprising only extend into the sea upto the limit of 'territorial waters' or 'contiguous zone' or 'continental shelf' or 'exclusive economic zone' or 'other maritime zones' section 3(2) of the territorial waters, continental shelf, exclusive economic zone and other maritime zone act, 1976 provides that a distance of twelve nautical miles from the nearest point of ..... low tide along the base line of india constitute territorial waters of india. whatever the word 'india' may mean in common parlance and under other enactments, for the .....
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Reported in : 1992(59)ELT264(Cal)
..... the country referred to as 'india' may extend into the sea upto the limit of 'territorial waters' or 'contiguous zone' or 'continental shelf or 'exclusive economic zone' or 'other maritime zones'. section 3(2) of the territorial waters, continental shelf, exclusive economic zone and other maritime zones act, 1976, provides that a distance of ..... twelve nautical miles from the nearest point of low tide along the baseline of india constitute territorial waters of india. whatever the word 'india' may mean ..... india'.the word 'india' itself may mean geographically defined land mass or extended to either 'territorial waters' or 'continental shelf or 'exclusive economic zone' or 'other maritime zones'. each of these expressions extends the territory of india beyond the land mass into the sea to varying extents. in order to give .....
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