https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=296715 The amended scale of rates for anchorage dues was valid because it had been duly submitted, sanctioned and published, and anchorage charges were treated as a permissible service charge for providing harbour space. The port trust's statutory power to arrest and detain the vessel remained effective until payment, and its harbour lien was not extinguished merely by surrender of the vessel to the Sheriff. A statutory lien of this kind could not be displaced by court order without the authority's express or implied consent. The sale proceeds were therefore available in priority to satisfy the port trust's anchorage dues, and the competing claim for priority was rejected. en-us Wed, 20 Jan 1988 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 04 Aug 2021 14:34:50 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=296715 The amended scale of rates for anchorage dues was valid because it had been duly submitted, sanctioned and published, and anchorage charges were treated as a permissible service charge for providing harbour space. The port trust's statutory power to arrest and detain the vessel remained effective until payment, and its harbour lien was not extinguished merely by surrender of the vessel to the Sheriff. A statutory lien of this kind could not be displaced by court order without the authority's express or implied consent. The sale proceeds were therefore available in priority to satisfy the port trust's anchorage dues, and the competing claim for priority was rejected. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 20 Jan 1988 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=296715