Naresh Kumar v. State of Punjab and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Punjab & Haryana High Court, CWP-9657-2026 (O&M), oral decision dated 10.07.2026; Naresh Kumar v. State of Punjab and others. Petitioner had a pending appeal before the Punjab VAT Tribunal, which was not functioning when the writ was filed; State counsel stated the Tribunal is now functioning. Holding: no parallel proceedings; petitioner may pursue the Tribunal appeal through an appropriate application; writ petition consigned to records; pending misc. applications disposed. Keywords: VAT Tribunal, parallel proceedings, alternate remedy, writ consigned to records.
What did the court decide?
No substantive relief adjudicated: leaving open the petitioner's recourse to his pending VAT Tribunal appeal via an appropriate application, the writ petition was consigned to records; all pending miscellaneous applications, if any, also stand disposed of.