https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=47866 Remission of demurrage and wharfage under Section 53 of the Major Port Trusts Act is a discretionary power available only in a special case on recorded reasons, and the Port Trust's refusal was upheld because the petitioners failed to show any perverse or extraneous exercise of discretion. A detention certificate and policy guidelines did not create an automatic entitlement to remission or require a fresh consideration. The Customs authorities also could not be directed to bear the charges, as bona fide customs detention did not create enforceable liability against them absent mala fides. en-us Wed, 29 Mar 2006 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 12:51:16 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=47866 Remission of demurrage and wharfage under Section 53 of the Major Port Trusts Act is a discretionary power available only in a special case on recorded reasons, and the Port Trust's refusal was upheld because the petitioners failed to show any perverse or extraneous exercise of discretion. A detention certificate and policy guidelines did not create an automatic entitlement to remission or require a fresh consideration. The Customs authorities also could not be directed to bear the charges, as bona fide customs detention did not create enforceable liability against them absent mala fides. Case-Laws Customs Wed, 29 Mar 2006 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=47866