| Published Tue, January 23rd 2018 at 00:00, Updated January 22nd 2018 at 23:11 GMT +3[Photo: Courtesy]In summary Salt firm moves to Supreme Court contesting sea water use chargesAppellate judges say lower court erred by not allowing full trialKensalt argues no one owns the sea while agency says company makes huge profitsA salt manufacturing company has sought the Supreme Court’s intervention on whether it should pay for sea water it distills the commodity from. The company in its court papers also argued that sea water is God-given and no one can claim ownership or control. “The respondent has no powers or jurisdiction to demand water use charges for sea water,” said Kensalt. The agency argued the Government has powers to regulate the use of sea water within the territorial sea. But Kensalt moved to the Supreme Court.

Source: Standard Digital January 22, 2018 21:00 UTC