https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=196136 A port trust may recover demurrage for goods retained in its custody, and a writ court will not accept a bare claim that only warehousing rent is payable without convincing proof of compliance with the statutory warehousing scheme. Relief directing clearance of imported goods without demurrage or other port charges is not available where no detention certificate or equivalent lawful basis is shown, especially after substantial delay by the importer. Liability cannot be shifted to customs authorities unless the pleadings and prayers specifically raise that issue and supply a factual foundation. The governing principle is that writ relief cannot rest on disputed facts or on a liability theory not pleaded. en-us Wed, 08 Aug 2012 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 20 Nov 2017 14:24:47 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=196136 A port trust may recover demurrage for goods retained in its custody, and a writ court will not accept a bare claim that only warehousing rent is payable without convincing proof of compliance with the statutory warehousing scheme. Relief directing clearance of imported goods without demurrage or other port charges is not available where no detention certificate or equivalent lawful basis is shown, especially after substantial delay by the importer. Liability cannot be shifted to customs authorities unless the pleadings and prayers specifically raise that issue and supply a factual foundation. The governing principle is that writ relief cannot rest on disputed facts or on a liability theory not pleaded. Case-Laws Customs Wed, 08 Aug 2012 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=196136