Supreme Court of India
Om Shankar Biyani v. Board of Trustees, Port of Calcutta and Ors.
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Major Port Trusts Act: Sections 58, 59 and 62. Import of goods for home consumption-Seizure of-Assessment of duty by Customs Authority-liability of payment of Port charges-On the bailor to pay the Board before removal of goods. Lien on goods-Board has a statutory lien towards rate and entitled to retain goods until storage charges are paid-Exercise of lien on goods no bar to recover storage charges-Non payment of port charges-Power of Board- Exercise of-Board being a statutory body may take recourse to law and could have sold off the goods.
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