Supreme Court of India

Mumbai Port Trust v. Mis. Shri Lakshmi Steels and Ors. Etc.

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Bench Madan B. Lokur and Deepak Gupta JJ.
Decided 27 July 2017

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Major Port Trusts Act, 1963: ss.47A and 53 - Detention of guods uf imporrers - By the Customs Departme/l/ at the instance of Directorate of Revenue lmelligence (DR!) - Demand of demurrage! detention charges by the Port Tnist and Shipping Line - Demand challenged - Mala fide alleged against the ofjicials of DR! - High Court held that the importers were not liable to pay demurrage charges to the Port trust nor were liable to pay the detention charges to the Shipping Line; that DRE/Customs authorities were liable to pay the detention charges and that Port Tnist was 1101 entitled to charge…

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