https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=297533 Railway demurrage rates could be fixed through a Central Government circular issued by the Railway Board, whose pre-existing authority remained effective after the Railways Act, 1989. Progressive enhancement of demurrage did not constitute impermissible sub-delegation because the circular itself fixed the rate and authorised designated officers only to implement it during congestion, subject to notice and time conditions. Gazette publication was unnecessary because the statute prescribed no such publication mode. Local labour constraints and alleged inadequate amenities did not exempt consignees from the uniform obligation to unload wagons or bar penal demurrage. Designated authorities could validly issue consequential enhanced-demurrage notices, while waiver remained available through the prescribed procedure. en-us Wed, 03 Sep 2014 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 09 Sep 2021 08:18:20 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=297533 Railway demurrage rates could be fixed through a Central Government circular issued by the Railway Board, whose pre-existing authority remained effective after the Railways Act, 1989. Progressive enhancement of demurrage did not constitute impermissible sub-delegation because the circular itself fixed the rate and authorised designated officers only to implement it during congestion, subject to notice and time conditions. Gazette publication was unnecessary because the statute prescribed no such publication mode. Local labour constraints and alleged inadequate amenities did not exempt consignees from the uniform obligation to unload wagons or bar penal demurrage. Designated authorities could validly issue consequential enhanced-demurrage notices, while waiver remained available through the prescribed procedure. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 03 Sep 2014 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=297533