https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=402124 Payment made in the context of contemporaneous communications and a running account was treated as freight for the second consignment, so it could not be appropriated towards earlier dues. A freight forwarding agent was also found unable to claim a general lien under the Indian Contract Act, 1872, because general lien is limited to the statutory classes or an express contractual right. On the interim relief question, withholding the bills of lading was found unjustified where freight for the shipment had been paid and continued detention risked commercial prejudice; mandatory release was therefore warranted. en-us Tue, 22 Dec 2020 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 24 Dec 2020 11:08:13 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=402124 Payment made in the context of contemporaneous communications and a running account was treated as freight for the second consignment, so it could not be appropriated towards earlier dues. A freight forwarding agent was also found unable to claim a general lien under the Indian Contract Act, 1872, because general lien is limited to the statutory classes or an express contractual right. On the interim relief question, withholding the bills of lading was found unjustified where freight for the shipment had been paid and continued detention risked commercial prejudice; mandatory release was therefore warranted. Case-Laws Customs Tue, 22 Dec 2020 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=402124