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Demurrage charges, Demurrage charges are levied in order to ensure quick clearance of the cargo from the harbour. They are always fixed in such a way that they would make it unprofitable for importers to use the port premises as a warehouse, Board of Trustees of Port of Bombay v. Jai Hind Oil Mills Co., (1987) 1 SCC 648: AIR 1987 SC 622: (1987) 1 SCR 932.