KARL MAYER STOLL TEXTILMASCHINENFABRIK GMBH THROUGH RAJA POPTANI vs UNION OF INDIA THROUGH SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, MINISTRY OF FINANCE — WP/10561/2023

Case under Customs Act, 1962 Section 28,124. Disposed: --Disposed Off on 15th April 2026.

Case disposed

CNR: HCBM010332732023

e-Filing Number

24-07-2023

Filing Number

WP/19738/2023

Filing Date

24-Jul-2023

Registration No

WP/10561/2023

Registration Date

24-Aug-2023

Judge

Hon'ble Shri Justice G. S. Kulkarni , Hon'ble Ms Justice Aarti A. Sathe

Coram

Hon'ble Shri Justice G. S. Kulkarni , Hon'ble Ms Justice Aarti A. Sathe

Bench Type

Division

Category

ORDINARY CIVIL ( 30 )

Sub-Category

OTHERS ( 99 )

Judicial Branch

Civil

Decision Date

15-Apr-2026

Nature of Disposal

--Disposed Off

Last updated 24-May-2026

Acts & Sections

Customs Act, 1962 Section 28,124
Constitution of India Section 226,19(1)(G),20,300A,14

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.KARL MAYER STOLL TEXTILMASCHINENFABRIK GMBH THROUGH RAJA POPTANI

    Adv. Abhishek Rastogi

  2. 2.KARL MAYER INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED THROUGH RAJA POPTANI

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.UNION OF INDIA THROUGH SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, MINISTRY OF FINANCE

  2. 2.CUSTOMS COMMISSIONERATE THROUGH DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS

    Adv. OMLE MAMTA RAMCHANDRA

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 15-Apr-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice G. S. Kulkarni,hon'ble Ms Justice Aarti A. SatheView PDF

    Summary The Bombay High Court quashed show-cause notices issued by Indian customs authorities to German textile machinery manufacturer Karl Mayer and its Indian subsidiary, holding that customs officers lacked jurisdiction to penalize foreign exporters for transactions occurring before March 29, 2018, when the Customs Act's extraterritorial provisions were amended. The court found no evidence that the petitioners actively participated in the alleged import fraud by Indian importers and ruled that responsibility for import declarations rests solely with importers, not foreign suppliers. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 20-Feb-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice G. S. Kulkarni,hon'ble Ms Justice Aarti A. SatheView PDF

  4. 18-Feb-2026

    High On Board (Hob)

    Hon'ble Shri Justice G. S. Kulkarni , Hon'ble Ms Justice Aarti A. Sathe

  5. 04-Feb-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice G. S. Kulkarni,hon'ble Ms Justice Aarti A. SatheView PDF

  6. 02-Feb-2026

    -High On Board

    Hon'ble Shri Justice G. S. Kulkarni , Hon'ble Ms Justice Aarti A. Sathe

  7. 19-Jan-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice G. S. Kulkarni,hon'ble Ms Justice Aarti A. SatheView PDF

  8. 19-Jan-2026

    For Circulation

    Hon'ble Shri Justice G. S. Kulkarni , Hon'ble Ms Justice Aarti A. Sathe

  9. 14-Oct-2025

    For Final Hearing

    Hon'ble Justice Advait M. Sethna , Hon'ble Shri Justice M.S. Sonak

  10. 07-Oct-2025

    Hon'ble Justice Advait M. Sethna,hon'ble Shri Justice M.S. SonakView PDF

  11. 07-Oct-2025

    For Final Hearing

    Hon'ble Justice Advait M. Sethna , Hon'ble Shri Justice M.S. Sonak

  12. 30-Sep-2025

    Hon'ble Justice Advait M. Sethna,hon'ble Shri Justice M.S. SonakView PDF

  13. 30-Sep-2025

    For Final Hearing

    Hon'ble Justice Advait M. Sethna , Hon'ble Shri Justice M.S. Sonak

  14. 23-Sep-2025

    Hon'ble Justice Advait M. Sethna,hon'ble Shri Justice M.S. SonakView PDF

  15. 15-Sep-2025

    For Final Hearing

    Hon'ble Justice Advait M. Sethna , Hon'ble Shri Justice M.S. Sonak

  16. 08-Sep-2025

    Hon'ble Justice Advait M. Sethna,hon'ble Shri Justice M.S. SonakView PDF

  17. 08-Sep-2025

    For Final Hearing

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Jitendra Shantilal Jain , Hon'ble Shri Justice M.S. Sonak

  18. 25-Aug-2025

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Jitendra Shantilal Jain,hon'ble Shri Justice M.S. SonakView PDF

  19. 04-Aug-2025

    For Final Hearing

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Jitendra Shantilal Jain , Hon'ble Shri Justice M.S. Sonak

  20. 28-Jul-2025

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Jitendra Shantilal Jain,hon'ble Shri Justice M.S. SonakView PDF

  21. 28-Jul-2025

    For Final Hearing

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Jitendra Shantilal Jain , Hon'ble Shri Justice M.S. Sonak

  22. 21-Jul-2025

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Jitendra Shantilal Jain,hon'ble Shri Justice M.S. SonakView PDF

  23. 07-Jul-2025

    For Final Hearing

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Jitendra Shantilal Jain , Hon'ble Shri Justice M.S. Sonak

  24. 30-Jun-2025

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Jitendra Shantilal Jain,hon'ble Shri Justice M.S. SonakView PDF

  25. 30-Jun-2025

    For Final Hearing

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Jitendra Shantilal Jain , Hon'ble Shri Justice M.S. Sonak

  26. 23-Jun-2025

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Jitendra Shantilal Jain,hon'ble Shri Justice M.S. SonakView PDF

  27. 23-Jun-2025

    For Final Hearing

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Jitendra Shantilal Jain , Hon'ble Shri Justice M.S. Sonak

  28. 16-Jun-2025

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Jitendra Shantilal Jain,hon'ble Shri Justice M.S. SonakView PDF

  29. 16-Jun-2025

    For Final Hearing

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Jitendra Shantilal Jain , Hon'ble Shri Justice M.S. Sonak

  30. 09-Jun-2025

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Jitendra Shantilal Jain,hon'ble Shri Justice M.S. SonakView PDF

  31. 09-Jun-2025

    For Hearing

    Hon'ble Shri Justice B.P. Colabawalla , Hon'ble Shri Justice Firdosh Phiroze Pooniwalla

  32. 21-Apr-2025

    Hon'ble Shri Justice B.P. Colabawalla,hon'ble Shri Justice Firdosh Phiroze PooniwallaView PDF

  33. 25-Sep-2023

    Hon'ble Shri Justice G. S. Kulkarni,hon'ble Shri Justice Jitendra Shantilal JainView PDF

  34. 25-Sep-2023

    At 2.30 P.M.

    Hon'ble Shri Justice G. S. Kulkarni , Hon'ble Shri Justice Jitendra Shantilal Jain

  35. 11-Sep-2023

    Hon'ble Shri Justice G. S. Kulkarni,hon'ble Shri Justice Jitendra Shantilal JainView PDF

  36. 11-Sep-2023

    High On Board (Hob)

    Hon'ble Shri Justice G. S. Kulkarni , Hon'ble Shri Justice Jitendra Shantilal Jain

  37. 04-Sep-2023

    Hon'ble Shri Justice G. S. Kulkarni,hon'ble Shri Justice Jitendra Shantilal JainView PDF

  38. 04-Sep-2023

    For Circulation

    Hon'ble Shri Justice G. S. Kulkarni , Hon'ble Shri Justice Jitendra Shantilal Jain

  39. 28-Aug-2023

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  40. 24-Jul-2023

    Case filed

    Registration No. WP/10561/2023

casestatus.in Summary

Summary The Bombay High Court quashed show-cause notices issued by Indian customs authorities to German textile machinery manufacturer Karl Mayer and its Indian subsidiary, holding that customs officers lacked jurisdiction to penalize foreign exporters for transactions occurring before March 29, 2018, when the Customs Act's extraterritorial provisions were amended. The court found no evidence that the petitioners actively participated in the alleged import fraud by Indian importers and ruled that responsibility for import declarations rests solely with importers, not foreign suppliers. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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