Customs Authorities Not Liable for Demurrage Charges; Importers Must Pay CELEBI Despite Delays Lacking Mala Fides.

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....Imposition of Demurrage charges - It is only where a clear case of unquestionable delay, bordering on mala fides and demonstrative of unreasonable harassment of an importer, is made out, that the customs authorities can be mulcted with the liability to pay demurrage or detention charges - emurrage, to CELEBI, would be payable by the petitioners-importers in these writ petitions, and not by the Customs authorities.....