1995 2 SCR 669 The Judgment of the Court was delivered by VENKATACHALA, J. The appellant was the plaintiff in suit O.S. No.
Defendant 2 was the shipping agent who had to put those goods on board the ship for their export.
Defendant 4 is the Collector of Customs who, on behalf of the Union of India, defendant 3 was responsible for illegal detention of the goods in the customs area of the Port of Madras giving rise to the claim for demurrage charges and other incidental charges by the plaintiff.
Defendant I was the companysignor exporter of those goods.
It is the judgment and decree of dismissal of that appeal by which the judgment and decree of dismissal of the suit by the City Civil Court is affirmed, which is appealed against in this Court in the present appeal of the plaintiff.
Defendant 5 is the alleged successor of defendant 2 firm.
3980/69 in City Civil Court at Madras, while respondents 1 to 5 were defendants I to 5 therein.
That suit had been instituted by the plaintiff the trustees of Port of Madras against the defendants for recovery of demur rage charges and other incidental charges in respect of certain textile goods in their custody in the customs area of the Port of Madras.
