https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=42778 A port trust's remission of demurrage must operate within its statutory policy under Section 53 of the Major Port Trusts Act, 1963, and the importer could claim only the policy limit of 80 per cent for 150 days, not full refund. Although no reasons were recorded and no personal hearing was given, the refusal was open to judicial review because it was arbitrary, irrational, and unsupported by material grounds. The customs authorities could not be made liable to reimburse the balance demurrage, as no statutory basis existed for fastening such liability on them. en-us Wed, 24 Jan 1990 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 14 Jun 2010 12:16:28 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=42778 A port trust's remission of demurrage must operate within its statutory policy under Section 53 of the Major Port Trusts Act, 1963, and the importer could claim only the policy limit of 80 per cent for 150 days, not full refund. Although no reasons were recorded and no personal hearing was given, the refusal was open to judicial review because it was arbitrary, irrational, and unsupported by material grounds. The customs authorities could not be made liable to reimburse the balance demurrage, as no statutory basis existed for fastening such liability on them. Case-Laws Customs Wed, 24 Jan 1990 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=42778