#customs clearance

The Bombay High Court held that import date under FTP is shipment date not arrival upholding Ganesh Das Bhojraj principle and that FTP restrictions apply only to goods dispatched after notification benefiting importers whose goods arrived before notice.

Bombay HC rules that shipping lines must comply with court-issued demurrage waiver certificates, even if contrary to contractual terms. The judgment establishes that judicial orders supersede private detention agreements, ensuring importers' right to cargo release upon court directive.