https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=107796 A detention certificate is only an administrative recommendation by customs authorities for consideration of waiver or reduction of demurrage by the custodian, and it has no independent statutory basis. The Tribunal, being a statutory appellate body, does not have writ powers comparable to the High Court under Article 226 and cannot assume authority to grant such relief. It therefore had no power in law to issue the detention certificate or direct demurrage-related relief. en-us Tue, 26 Aug 2003 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 16:38:16 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=107796 A detention certificate is only an administrative recommendation by customs authorities for consideration of waiver or reduction of demurrage by the custodian, and it has no independent statutory basis. The Tribunal, being a statutory appellate body, does not have writ powers comparable to the High Court under Article 226 and cannot assume authority to grant such relief. It therefore had no power in law to issue the detention certificate or direct demurrage-related relief. Case-Laws Customs Tue, 26 Aug 2003 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=107796