The Bombay High Court has quashed an order passed by the Commissioner of Customs (Import-I) over allegations of the same being passed by relying on non-existent judgments of the Supreme Court taking recourse to Artificial Intelligence (AI).

The High Court was considering a Petition challenging an Order-in-Original passed by the Commissioner of Customs (Import-I).

The Bench comprising Justice M. S. Karnik & Justice Sandesh D. Patil ordered, “By consent of both the parties, the Order dated 11th August, 2026 is quashed and set aside.”

Senior Advocate Venkatesh Dhond represented the Petitioner while Advocate Jitendra B. Mishra represented the Respondent.

Factual Background

The petitioner claimed that the order in question was passed by taking recourse to Artificial Intelligence (AI) without independent application of mind. The Petitioner had as an example cited two non-existent judgments of the Supreme Court which were relied by the Commissioner while passing the said Order.

Reasoning

The Bench took note of the respondent’s contention that the impugned Order could be quashed and the matter could be remanded back to the Commissioner.

The Bench further ordered, “The Petitioner is directed to appear before the Respondent No.1 on 5th November, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. after which the Respondent No.1 shall fix the next date of hearing.”

Cause Title: Quanta Logistics Pvt. Ltd. v. Commissioner of Customs (Import-I) (Neutral Citation: 2026:BHC-OS:24069-DB)

Appearance

Petitioner: Senior Advocate Venkatesh Dhond, Advocates Bimal Rajasekhar, Sunand Subramaniam

Respondent: Advocates Jitendra B. Mishra, Sangeeta Yadav

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Justice MS KarnikJustice Sandesh D Patil

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