https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=291949 A cargo custodian may lawfully levy and recover demurrage under a concession arrangement with statutory sanction, and that charging regime can qualify as "law for the time being in force" under the handling regulations. Customs authorities cannot compel waiver of demurrage by direction or detention certificate merely because the goods are seized, detained, or under investigation. The importer remains liable to pay demurrage to the custodian in the first instance, while any reimbursement claim lies separately according to law. The challenge to restraint on demurrage recovery therefore failed. en-us Mon, 03 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 10 Feb 2021 14:32:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=291949 A cargo custodian may lawfully levy and recover demurrage under a concession arrangement with statutory sanction, and that charging regime can qualify as "law for the time being in force" under the handling regulations. Customs authorities cannot compel waiver of demurrage by direction or detention certificate merely because the goods are seized, detained, or under investigation. The importer remains liable to pay demurrage to the custodian in the first instance, while any reimbursement claim lies separately according to law. The challenge to restraint on demurrage recovery therefore failed. Case-Laws Customs Mon, 03 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=291949