2017 (2) TMI 815

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....agi, Anando Mukherjee, Ms. Divya Anand, Iftekhar Ahmed and P. Narasimhan, Advocates, for the Respondent. ORDER This contempt petition arises out of Civil Appeal No. 5720 of 2008 [2012 (286) E.L.T. 650 (S.C.)]. Certain goods imported by the petitioner were held to be liable for confiscation by the Customs authorities. On appeal, the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) held....

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.... whereas the original value of the goods at that point of time of import was Rs. 12 lakhs. 5. Assuming for the sake of argument, for the present, that the respondent is entitled to recover demurrages for the goods deposited with it, the question is who is liable to pay such demurrages when the goods are deposited pursuant to an order of the customs authority but not because of volition on th....