BHAGWANPURA SUGAR MILLS vs STATE OF PUNJAB — SLP(C) No. 17686/2010

Summary: Bhagwanpura Sugar Mills v. State of Punjab (SLP(C) No. 17686/2010) On 10 February 2014, the Supreme Court allowed multiple interlocutory applications filed by Bhagwanpura Sugar Mills challenging High Court orders that dismissed their writ petitions without requiring exhaustion of statutory remedies under the Punjab General Sales Tax Act, 1948. The Court set aside the High Court judgments and granted the petitioner one month to file appeals before the appropriate appellate authorities (First Appellate Authority or Tribunal) regarding disputed assessment orders, directing such authorities to decide the matters expeditiously without reference to limitation periods. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.