Supreme Court of India

The Board of Trustees of the Port of Bombay and Ors v. M/s Sriyanesh Knitters

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Reported as [1999] 3 S.C.R. 1238
Bench B.N. Kirpal J.
Decided 30 July 1999

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Major Port Trusts Act, 1963-Sections 2(o), 29(2), 42,43,45,47,48,59,6J,68,70,71,/26,13/-Board refusing to release goods · imported by the respondents and demanding payment in respect of wharf age and demurrage due from the respondents in respect of earlier consignments imported by them on the basis of a Circular-Tenability of-Held, fhe,Board being a wharfinger, can have a general lien under Section 171 of; ihe Contract Act and retain the goods bailed to it for any amount due in respect thereof-Expression "general balance of account" occurring in Section 17 I cannot be given a restricted

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