https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=754182 The Bombay HC granted conditional leave to defend in a wrongful detention charges dispute. Defendant, acting as carrier agent, claimed detention charges from Plaintiff for using containers 48 days beyond the 14-day free period due to customs investigation hold on perishable cargo. Though Plaintiff obtained a detention-cum-demurrage waiver certificate from Customs Authority after cargo release, the court found Defendant had an arguable defense since the Bill of Lading contract ended after the free detention period. The HC quashed the direction requiring Defendant to deposit Rs. 18 lakhs, allowing the petition. en-us Fri, 15 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 18 Jun 2024 18:42:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=754182 The Bombay HC granted conditional leave to defend in a wrongful detention charges dispute. Defendant, acting as carrier agent, claimed detention charges from Plaintiff for using containers 48 days beyond the 14-day free period due to customs investigation hold on perishable cargo. Though Plaintiff obtained a detention-cum-demurrage waiver certificate from Customs Authority after cargo release, the court found Defendant had an arguable defense since the Bill of Lading contract ended after the free detention period. The HC quashed the direction requiring Defendant to deposit Rs. 18 lakhs, allowing the petition. Case-Laws Customs Fri, 15 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=754182