https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=42545 A contempt notice issued against a Port Trust official was upheld because it was only at a preliminary stage and the letters showed a prima facie attempt to circumvent the Court's earlier order and the detention certificates issued under it. The direction to release the consignments on the strength of those detention certificates, without charging demurrage, was also sustained because the Port Trust was bound to act on the certificates and could not reopen the bona fides of the Customs authorities. The appeal failed and the interim order remained in force. en-us Tue, 27 Mar 1984 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 11 Jun 2010 18:10:14 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=42545 A contempt notice issued against a Port Trust official was upheld because it was only at a preliminary stage and the letters showed a prima facie attempt to circumvent the Court's earlier order and the detention certificates issued under it. The direction to release the consignments on the strength of those detention certificates, without charging demurrage, was also sustained because the Port Trust was bound to act on the certificates and could not reopen the bona fides of the Customs authorities. The appeal failed and the interim order remained in force. Case-Laws Customs Tue, 27 Mar 1984 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=42545