https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=397357 Under the Major Port Trusts Act, 1963, post-custody storage charges and demurrage attach to the owner, consignee, importer, or other person entitled to the goods once the Port Trust has taken charge and issued receipt; the steamer agent is not liable for those charges after that stage. Liability does not depend on when title passes under the bill of lading, because the decisive factor is the statutory custody of the goods by the Port Trust. The power to sell goods under sections 61 and 62 is discretionary, not mandatory, but it must be exercised reasonably and within Article 14 constraints; the Port Trust should ordinarily act within a reasonable time. Containers are treated as distinct receptacles and should be destuffed and returned as soon as feasible. en-us Wed, 05 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 17 Aug 2020 09:40:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=397357 Under the Major Port Trusts Act, 1963, post-custody storage charges and demurrage attach to the owner, consignee, importer, or other person entitled to the goods once the Port Trust has taken charge and issued receipt; the steamer agent is not liable for those charges after that stage. Liability does not depend on when title passes under the bill of lading, because the decisive factor is the statutory custody of the goods by the Port Trust. The power to sell goods under sections 61 and 62 is discretionary, not mandatory, but it must be exercised reasonably and within Article 14 constraints; the Port Trust should ordinarily act within a reasonable time. Containers are treated as distinct receptacles and should be destuffed and returned as soon as feasible. Case-Laws Customs Wed, 05 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=397357