https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=42583 The court held that the denial of clearance of a consignment despite full payment was illegal, emphasizing that once payment is made, authorities lose the right to detain goods. The demand for simultaneous clearance of both consignments was deemed unjustified and illegal. The court ruled that storage and insurance charges demanded were unreasonable for the paid consignment. The application of Customs Act sections was clarified, rejecting the respondents' argument. The continued detention of goods was considered actionable conversion. The writ petition was allowed, quashing the impugned orders and granting recovery of charges for one consignment while awarding costs for unjustified detention. en-us Fri, 20 Jan 1989 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 12 Jun 2010 10:58:48 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=42583 The court held that the denial of clearance of a consignment despite full payment was illegal, emphasizing that once payment is made, authorities lose the right to detain goods. The demand for simultaneous clearance of both consignments was deemed unjustified and illegal. The court ruled that storage and insurance charges demanded were unreasonable for the paid consignment. The application of Customs Act sections was clarified, rejecting the respondents' argument. The continued detention of goods was considered actionable conversion. The writ petition was allowed, quashing the impugned orders and granting recovery of charges for one consignment while awarding costs for unjustified detention. Case-Laws Customs Fri, 20 Jan 1989 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=42583