https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=41924 A statutory port authority's demurrage and wharfage interests cannot be prejudiced by issuance of a detention certificate without notice and an opportunity of hearing, because such a direction may affect its recovery rights and statutory lien after clearance of goods. The authority must therefore be treated as a necessary participant before any order impacting its monetary claim is made. Where clearance is permitted on the basis of detention certificates, an undertaking alone is insufficient protection for the port's dues; the claim should ordinarily be secured by an appropriate bank guarantee, or cash payment if guarantee protection is not furnished. en-us Fri, 09 Jan 1987 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 14:29:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=41924 A statutory port authority's demurrage and wharfage interests cannot be prejudiced by issuance of a detention certificate without notice and an opportunity of hearing, because such a direction may affect its recovery rights and statutory lien after clearance of goods. The authority must therefore be treated as a necessary participant before any order impacting its monetary claim is made. Where clearance is permitted on the basis of detention certificates, an undertaking alone is insufficient protection for the port's dues; the claim should ordinarily be secured by an appropriate bank guarantee, or cash payment if guarantee protection is not furnished. Case-Laws Customs Fri, 09 Jan 1987 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=41924