Bombay High Court

SANGRAM SHIVAJI VIDHATEversusUNION OF INDIA AND ANR

Decided: 8 October 2026
Disposal: DISPOSED OFF

Holding

The Court directed that the petitioner's application for the Customs pass be decided in accordance with law within four weeks, without expressing any opinion on the merits.

Summary

The petitioner filed a writ petition seeking a directive that his application for a Customs pass containing a QR code, submitted through the Custom Broker Licensing Management System (CBLMS) portal, be decided in accordance with law. The respondents, the Union of India and another, initially sought time for instructions and later indicated that the application could be processed as per the prescribed legal procedure. The Court, without expressing any view on the merits, ordered that the application be decided within four weeks of the order being served on the concerned officer. It clarified that all contentions of the parties remain open. Consequently, the petition was disposed.

Issues considered

Whether the Court should direct the authorities to decide the petitioner's application for a Customs pass with QR code within a specified time and in accordance with law

Subjects

Customs pass
QR code
CBLMS
Administrative law
Writ petition
Procedural compliance

Judgment

                                                          906-WP-4635-2026.doc


            IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION

                         WRIT PETITION NO. 4635 OF 2026

Sangram Shivaji Vidhate                                .....Petitioner
            Versus
The Union of India & Anr.                              .....Respondents
                                  .....
Ms. Pankti Shah for the Petitioner.

Ms. P. Cardozo a/w Ms. Suman Kumar Das for the Respondent Nos.1
and 2.
                              ..…
                          CORAM : M. S. KARNIK &
                                  SANDESH D. PATIL, JJ.
                                  DATE    : 8th OCTOBER, 2026


P.C.:-

1.       The petitioner is seeking a relief that the application of the

petitioner for issuance of Customs pass containing QR code on his

valid G-Card licence through Custom Broker Licensing Management

System (CBLMS) Portal be decided in accordance with law.


2.       When the matter was called yesterday, the learned Counsel for

the respondent Nos.1 and 2 took time to take instructions in the

matter. Today, the learned Counsel for the respondent Nos.1 and 2

states that the application can be considered as per the procedure



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             by RUPALI
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             2026.10.09
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                                                           906-WP-4635-2026.doc


prescribed in law.   Hence, we dispose of the present petition by

passing the following order :


                                  ORDER


              (I) The application of the petitioner be decided in
              accordance with law, within a period of four weeks
              from the date of presenting a copy of this order to the
              concerned officer.

              (ii)        It is made clear that we have not expressed
              any opinion on merits of the case and all contentions
              of all parties are kept open.

              (iii) Petition is accordingly disposed of.




(SANDESH D. PATIL, J.)                            (M. S. KARNIK, J.)




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