Royal Exports Enterprises vs. Union Of INDIA
Held
The Court found no illegality or arbitrariness in the respondents' actions. It held that the charges were calculated as per the public tariff and the petitioner failed to establish that the fixed rates were unreasonable. Therefore, the impugned notices and trade notice were not set aside.
Facts
The petitioner imported goods, a portion of which failed FSSAI tests and remained detained at a Container Freight Station. The petitioner sought to quash notices demanding wharfage/warehouse charges and to direct calculation based on actual space used, also requesting a waiver of these charges.
Key Issues
Whether the notices demanding wharfage/warehouse charges and the trade notice fixing rates were liable to be quashed, and whether the calculation of charges and refusal of waiver were illegal or arbitrary.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.NAGARESH TUESDAY, THE 11TH DAY OF JANUARY 2022 / 21ST POUSHA, 1943 WP(C) NO. 25608 OF 2021 PETITIONER: ROYAL EXPORTS ENTERPRISES 2ND FLOOR, 20/621, PEN ACADEMY BUILDING, PANJAYATH JUNCTION, MUPATHADAM, ERNAKULAM-583 110 REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER, ASHIK M.U., AGED 34 YEARS, S/O. USMANKUTTY, METHARUPARAMBIL HOUSE, EDAYAR, BINANIPURAM P.O., ERNAKULAM-683 502. BY ADVS. ESM.KABEER ANILKUMAR P. RESPONDENTS: 1 UNION OF INDIA REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF RAILWAY, BLOCK NO.27, NEW DELHI-100 001. 2 THE CONTAINER CORPORATION OF INDIA A GOVERNMENT OF INDIA UNDERTAKING, MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS, REPRESENTED BY ITS DIRECTOR, CORPORATE OFFICE, CONCOR BHAWAN, C-3, MATHURA ROAD, OPP. APPOLO HOSPITAL, NEW DELHI-110 076. 3 THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CONTAINER CORPORATION OF INDIA LIMITED, REGIONAL OFFICE, SOUTHERN REGION, 8TH FLOOR, CAO/CN BUILDING, SOUTHERN RAILWAY, EVR PERIYAR SALAI, EGMORE, CHENNAI-600 008. 4 THE TERMINAL MANAGER CONTAINER CORPORATION OF INDIA LIMITED, CONTAINER FREIGHT STATION, NH 47C, MUVLAVUKADU P.O., VALLARPADAM-682 504. BY SRI.A.DINESH RAO, SC, RAILWAYS THIS WRIT PETITION (CI
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