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2016 (7) TMI 1244

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..... to the customs authorities and the interest thereon before release of the consignments - The goods are now directed to be released to the petitioners on payment of duty whatever is due on the import after adjusting the duty, already paid. Petition disposed off - decided partly in favor of petitioner. - CM Nos. 7281 and 7007-08 of 2016 in CWP No. 10036 of 2016 CM Nos. 7009-10 of 2016 in CWP No.10021 of 2016 - - - Dated:- 12-7-2016 - Rajesh Bindal and Harinder Singh Sidhu, JJ. Mr. Akshay Bhan, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Saurabh Kapoor, Advocate, Mr. Puneet Bali, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Saurabh Kapoor, Advocate for the appellant Mr. Arun Gosain, Advocate for Union of India. Mr. Satish Aggarwala, Advocate Mr. Ashim Aggarwal, Adv .....

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..... se thereto, the DRI has filed affidavit dated 12.07.2016 of Santokh Singh, Senior Intelligence Officer, DRI, Ludhiana Zonal Unit, Ludhiana, which is taken on record, stating that as per the test report received from Bokaro Steel Plant, Jharkhand there was mis-declaration with reference to material referred in reports No.1 and 4 pertaining to bill of entry No.3552261 and 3480776. Similarly, there was mis-declaration with reference to material referred in reports No.6 7 pertaining to bill of entry No.4289284. It is stated that the thickness of the coils in the aforesaid consignments was found to be mis-declared. Though it was mentioned as 0.5 mm to 1.00 mm in the bills of entry, however on testing, these were found in the range of 1.5 mm .....

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..... MSC Agencies India(P) Ltd, respondents No.10 and 11 in CWP No.10036 of 2016 submitted that the goods should not be released to the petitioners without payment of storage, demurrage and the freight charges. To this, learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that they have already paid the freight charges and are not liable to pay any storage and demurrage charges. Learned counsel appearing for Mumbai Port Trust also submitted that the petitioners are also liable to pay Port Trust Charges including demurrage, which are also disputed by the petitioners claiming that they were not at fault as the consignments were found to be of Cold Rolled Steel which were illegally detained by the DRI. In view of the aforesaid factual matrix, the go .....

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