https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=334446 The Delhi High Court upheld Regulation 6(1)(l) of the Handling of Cargo in Customs Areas Regulations, 2009 as within the scope of the Customs Act, 1962 and the Airports Authority of India Act, 1994. It held that the regulation validly applied to Customs Cargo Service Providers, including subcontractors operating cargo terminals, and that earlier authorities cited against it were distinguishable because they predated Section 141(2) of the Customs Act and the related regulations. The Court also found the restriction on charging demurrage for seized, detained, or confiscated goods to be a reasonable measure in the public interest, with a direct nexus to customs administration, and rejected the challenge under Articles 14 and 19(1)(g). en-us Thu, 27 Oct 2016 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 01 Apr 2017 12:43:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=334446 The Delhi High Court upheld Regulation 6(1)(l) of the Handling of Cargo in Customs Areas Regulations, 2009 as within the scope of the Customs Act, 1962 and the Airports Authority of India Act, 1994. It held that the regulation validly applied to Customs Cargo Service Providers, including subcontractors operating cargo terminals, and that earlier authorities cited against it were distinguishable because they predated Section 141(2) of the Customs Act and the related regulations. The Court also found the restriction on charging demurrage for seized, detained, or confiscated goods to be a reasonable measure in the public interest, with a direct nexus to customs administration, and rejected the challenge under Articles 14 and 19(1)(g). Case-Laws Customs Thu, 27 Oct 2016 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=334446