MADURAI
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Thursday directed the State government to take action against unregistered mechanised deep sea vessels that venture into the sea.
A Division Bench of Justices M.M. Sundresh and N. Sathish Kumar observed that the vessels should be registered after complying with the provisions of Section 435 J and K of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958. They could enter the sea only after registration. The court was hearing a bunch of petitions seeking a restraint on unregistered mechanised deep sea vessels from venturing into the sea.
The petitioners also complained that the vessels were involved in indiscriminate fishing.
