Sri Ambati Ramachandra Purushotham v. the Principal Commissioner of Customs
Case brief
What is this about?
Customs - show cause notice no. SCN:145/2024-25 dated 11/07/2024 issued by Superintendent of Customs, Air Intelligence Unit, Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru - detained gold chain and kada weighing 199.85 grams - representations dated 22/08/2025 (Annexure A) and 20/08/2025 (Annexure B) - order dated 16.11.2025 passed in pursuance of show cause notice during pendency - writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 Constitution of India seeking mandamus and certiorari - petition disposed as infructuous - liberty reserved to challenge order dated 16.11.2025, all contentions open - High Court of Karnataka, WP No. 27132 of 2025 (GM-RES), decided 18.06.2026, Suraj Govindaraj, J.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed as infructuous; liberty reserved to the petitioner to challenge the order in original dated 16.11.2025 with all contentions open. No relief granted on the merits of the representations, the show cause notice, or the release of the detained gold.