Commissioner of Customs Wins Substituted Service Approval

Authority: Registrar, Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 17 July 2026

Case Overview

• Civil Appeal Nos. 13160‑13179/2025 filed by Commissioner of Customs (Port) Kolkata against M/s Alliance International.
• Stay application IA No. 245351/2025 and substituted service application IA No. 107116/2026 were before the Registrar Court.
• Hearing held on 16 July 2026; counsel for appellant and respondents appeared.
• Service was complete for Respondents 1‑5, 13, 14 and for Respondents 6, 8‑12, 15, 17, 19 & 20, but those respondents did not enter appearance.
• Defects in the substituted‑service application for Respondents 7, 16 and 18 were cured by appellant’s counsel and the application was found to be in order.

Final Outcome

• The substituted‑service application is allowed.
• Appellant’s counsel directed to file an affidavit with proof of publication by 30 July 2026.
• The matter is listed again for hearing on 17 August 2026.
• A copy of the Record of Proceedings to be furnished to the concerned Advocate‑on‑Record.

Topics: Substituted Service, Customs Litigation, Procedural Order