https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=264460 Berth hire for a dead vessel cannot be charged at commercial-vessel rates unless a valid revised notification extends that regime to the port; in the absence of such proof, the dead-vessel tariff applies. Any claim for additional berth hire charges based on short levy or similar recovery must also follow the mandatory statutory procedure under Section 56 of the Major Port Trusts Act, including notice before recovery. A mere demand communication is not a sufficient basis for enforcing the additional charge. en-us Tue, 23 Dec 2014 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 25 Sep 2015 07:33:15 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=264460 Berth hire for a dead vessel cannot be charged at commercial-vessel rates unless a valid revised notification extends that regime to the port; in the absence of such proof, the dead-vessel tariff applies. Any claim for additional berth hire charges based on short levy or similar recovery must also follow the mandatory statutory procedure under Section 56 of the Major Port Trusts Act, including notice before recovery. A mere demand communication is not a sufficient basis for enforcing the additional charge. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 23 Dec 2014 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=264460