https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=313407 SC held that demurrage charges cannot be recovered under Road Transport Contracts where loading/unloading of foodgrains from railway wagons is not contractor's responsibility. Court distinguished these contracts from Handling and Transport Contracts which explicitly included demurrage liability clauses for loading/unloading duties. The expression "charges" in Road Transport Contracts was interpreted as excluding demurrage liability since Corporation chose not to include specific demurrage recovery provisions. Different contract types serve different purposes based on Corporation's statutory obligations for foodgrain procurement and distribution. Appeal dismissed. en-us Fri, 18 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 24 Mar 2026 17:44:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=313407 SC held that demurrage charges cannot be recovered under Road Transport Contracts where loading/unloading of foodgrains from railway wagons is not contractor's responsibility. Court distinguished these contracts from Handling and Transport Contracts which explicitly included demurrage liability clauses for loading/unloading duties. The expression "charges" in Road Transport Contracts was interpreted as excluding demurrage liability since Corporation chose not to include specific demurrage recovery provisions. Different contract types serve different purposes based on Corporation's statutory obligations for foodgrain procurement and distribution. Appeal dismissed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 18 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=313407