https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=91512 A statutory lien under the Major Port Trusts Act, 1963 was confined to the specific goods in respect of which charges were due and did not extend to later consignments for earlier liabilities. The Act did not exclude Section 171 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872, so the Port Trust could rely on the wharfinger's general lien where the special Act was silent. The expression "general balance of account" was held to include lawful charges arising from wharfinger services, including demurrage and related port dues. On that basis, the Port Trust could retain the goods as security for recovery of those charges. en-us Fri, 30 Jul 1999 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 01 Jul 2014 18:29:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=91512 A statutory lien under the Major Port Trusts Act, 1963 was confined to the specific goods in respect of which charges were due and did not extend to later consignments for earlier liabilities. The Act did not exclude Section 171 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872, so the Port Trust could rely on the wharfinger's general lien where the special Act was silent. The expression "general balance of account" was held to include lawful charges arising from wharfinger services, including demurrage and related port dues. On that basis, the Port Trust could retain the goods as security for recovery of those charges. Case-Laws Customs Fri, 30 Jul 1999 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=91512