Ex Parte Sales Tax Appeal Restored Due to Delay of Years in Service of Order

Tvl. Perambalur Sugar Mills Limited Vs Tamilnadu Sales Tax Appellate Tribunal (Madras High Court) The Madras High Court considered a writ appeal challenging the dismissal of a writ petition that had questioned an order passed in a miscellaneous petition by the Tamil Nadu Sales Tax Appellate Tribunal. The dispute arose from an assessment under the Tamil Nadu General Sales Tax Act, 1959 for the assessment year 1995–96. The original assessment was completed on 30.03.1999. The Department filed an appeal before the Tribunal in 2002. That appeal remained pending for more than 13 years, moving acro...