https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=212924 Where cargo was neither seized nor confiscated, the port authorities could not recover demurrage and port charges beyond 75 days merely because customs permission had not been obtained for disstuffing or sale. Sections 61 and 62 of the Major Port Trusts Act, read with the tariff framework under Section 47A, were treated as requiring auction of uncleared cargo after the stipulated period, and the Customs Act was held not to govern the containers themselves in the manner claimed. The demand beyond 75 days was therefore unjustified, with liability confined to charges for that period and release of the containers directed on payment of the revised bill. en-us Tue, 07 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 11 Dec 2015 16:13:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=212924 Where cargo was neither seized nor confiscated, the port authorities could not recover demurrage and port charges beyond 75 days merely because customs permission had not been obtained for disstuffing or sale. Sections 61 and 62 of the Major Port Trusts Act, read with the tariff framework under Section 47A, were treated as requiring auction of uncleared cargo after the stipulated period, and the Customs Act was held not to govern the containers themselves in the manner claimed. The demand beyond 75 days was therefore unjustified, with liability confined to charges for that period and release of the containers directed on payment of the revised bill. Case-Laws Customs Tue, 07 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=212924