claim in rem definition
claim in rem means a claim in an admiralty action in rem, and ‘claim in rem form’ means a claim form in a claim in rem;
claim in rem means a claim in an admiralty action in rem. The jurisdiction in rem i.e. claims in rem is invoked, against the offending vessel. When a claim proceeds in rem, its purpose is always to find out the owner or charterer or any person interested or in possession or in control of the offending vessel and obtain security to them. The High Courts of Sindh and Baluchistan (under S.3(1) of the Admiralty Ordinance, 1980) shall have and exercise the Admiralty jurisdiction in respect of any question, claim and cases specified in clause (a) to (r) of subsection