List of unclaimed and uncleared goods in Chennai Port Trust Premises
Chennai Port Trust, through its Traffic Manager, issued Notification No. SWH/UG4/Public Auction/January 2009/TC, dated 18 December 2008, listing uncleared packages intended for public auction or electronic auction in the last week of January 2009. Published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette on 24 December 2008, the notification sets the proposed auction time, the opportunity to clear the goods within 10 days, and the conditions applying to bidders and purchasers.
What the notification covers
Chennai Port Trust Notification No. SWH/UG4/Public Auction/January 2009/TC, dated 18 December 2008, concerns packages that remained unclaimed and uncleared in Chennai Port Trust premises. It states that packages already notified and listed, but not yet disposed of by auction, would be sold by public auction or electronic auction at 10.30 a.m. on a Thursday in the last week of January 2009 unless cleared within 10 days of the notice.
The notification was published in Part VI, Section 3(a) of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette on 24 December 2008. It refers to Sections 61 and 62 of the Major Port Trust (Amendment) Act, 1974.
Goods listed
The Chennai Port Trust notification lists five lots. Their descriptions include:
- An additional bucket for a Hyundai excavator.
- Square hollow steel products and two cases.
- A straight tube welding machine in seven packages.
- Auto parts and accessories, together with steel plates.
- Equipment for a 2,250 millimetre hot strip mill, including a finishing mill motor, in multiple cases.
Packages not sold in the listed auction were to be included in succeeding auctions.
Main sale conditions
The Chennai Port Trust auction conditions require intending purchasers to examine lots before bidding. Goods are sold with faults and possible errors in their descriptions.
- The highest bidder becomes the purchaser, subject to confirmation.
- The full bid amount is payable immediately. If that is not possible, a 25 per cent deposit must be paid on the spot.
- The balance must be paid to the Trust Financial Adviser and Chief Accounts Officer by 4.00 p.m. on the third day calculated from confirmation of sale.
- Failure to pay can lead to forfeiture of the deposit and resale at the defaulter's risk.
- Delivery requires an auctioneer's delivery order confirming full payment.
- Purchasers receive three free days, excluding Sundays and Board holidays, to remove goods after confirmation.
- Goods remaining after the free period attract daily charges. If not cleared within eight days after that period expires, they may be resold and the purchaser may lose advances.
- Payment may be made by cash, demand draft or pay order of a nationalised bank.
Relevance to land and property owners
Chennai Port Trust Notification No. SWH/UG4/Public Auction/January 2009/TC deals with movable goods stored at the port. It does not describe any change to land ownership, planning permission, land use or property records.
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Common questions
Does this notification affect ownership or use of my land in Tamil Nadu?
No land ownership or land use change is described. The notification concerns unclaimed and uncleared goods in Chennai Port Trust premises.
Could an owner recover the listed goods before auction?
The notification states that the packages would be auctioned if they were not cleared within 10 days of the notice. It also says advertised goods would not be withdrawn except on payment of a sufficient deposit covering harbour dues, demurrage and other charges.
When and how was the auction proposed to be held?
The sale was proposed for 10.30 a.m. on a Thursday in the last week of January 2009, by public auction or electronic auction through Chennai Port Trust's auctioneers.
How long did a successful bidder have to remove purchased goods?
A purchaser had three free days from confirmation of sale, excluding Sundays and Board holidays. Daily charges applied after that period, and goods not cleared within a further eight days could be resold.
