https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=206624 The Customs Act, 1962 and the Handling of Cargo in Customs Areas Regulations, 2009 empower the Commissioner of Customs to impose conditions needed for safe custody and handling of goods in customs areas. A minimum distance requirement between hazardous cargo and general cargo at Container Freight Stations and Inland Container Depots was introduced on safety and security grounds, in a context requiring technical and scientific assessment. The Court noted that regulations framed for the Jawaharlal Nehru Port did not automatically apply to CFSs and ICDs because their operational conditions differ, including longer storage periods. On judicial review under Article 226, the measure was entitled to deference absent arbitrariness, and the challenge failed. en-us Wed, 05 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 11:20:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=206624 The Customs Act, 1962 and the Handling of Cargo in Customs Areas Regulations, 2009 empower the Commissioner of Customs to impose conditions needed for safe custody and handling of goods in customs areas. A minimum distance requirement between hazardous cargo and general cargo at Container Freight Stations and Inland Container Depots was introduced on safety and security grounds, in a context requiring technical and scientific assessment. The Court noted that regulations framed for the Jawaharlal Nehru Port did not automatically apply to CFSs and ICDs because their operational conditions differ, including longer storage periods. On judicial review under Article 226, the measure was entitled to deference absent arbitrariness, and the challenge failed. Case-Laws Customs Wed, 05 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=206624