Samareshwar Mahanty was a highly renowned and adept advocate with over five decades of legal experience in the Orissa High Court and the Supreme Court of India, practising in a wide array of subjects including civil, constitutional, revenue, administrative, property, contract, commercial, banking and company Laws; With energy, environmental and Maritime and Admiralty Laws as his cardinal areas of specific interest and practice.He was a pioneer and expert in the country on Maritime and Amiralty Law and conducted the first Admiralty Case at the Orissa high court and drafted the rules of the Court on Maritime Jurisdiction, before arguing on several matters relating to the Admiralty Law in the Supreme Court of India.Due to his vast experience and expertise on the subject, he was a regular speaker at various Conferences on Maritime Security and Anti-Piracy Conventions not just across various National Law Universities in India but also abroad – at the USA, England, France, Germany and Australia.He was also instrumental in the establishment of the Centre for Maritime Law and conceptualising the International Maritime Arbitration Moot ─ both at National Law University, Odisha. Unfortunately, on the verge of finishing the second edition, he left for his heavenly abode in May, 2017.The task of completing the minor pending portion of the book was subsequently taken up by his son, Shri Pravahan Mohanty, with the assistance of Shri Pallab Das, Research Associate and Teaching Assistant at the Centre for Maritime Law, National Law University, Odisha.