Justice Abhilasha Kumari of the High Court of Gujarat ordered the 35,000-cbm Maharshi Bhavatreya (built 1991) to be released a day after it was arrested on 24 November.

The owner furnished a security of around $86,200 with the court.

The ship was seized following a lawsuit filed by Singapore-based Columbus Engineering & Trading (Centra), which claimed Varun owed it around $66,000 for supplies to a sistership.

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