The first issue by the learned A.R. is that after sales service of the vehicle is not an ‘input service’ on the ground that the service has been availed after sale of the vehicle and expenses incurred towards manufacture of the vehicle are entitled for input service credit. We have gone through the Section 4(3) [...]

Compounded levy scheme was introduced in the Central Excise Law with the duty of Rs. 10000/- per machine per month in the year 1994. The scheme was simple with reasonable amount of duty, as such a no. of manufacturers of stainless steel patta-patti switched to it. Later on this duty was increased to Rs. 15000/- and then to Rs. 30000/-.

NOTIFICATION No. 13/2013- CENTRAL EXCISE New Delhi, dated the 25th March, 2013 G.S.R.    189 (E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 5A of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944), the Central Government, on being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby [...]

CBEC had instructed that Customs and Central Excise offices throughout India will remain open on the holidays on 29, 30 and 31 March 2013. But Notice  has been served on the Chairperson CBEC that members of the AICEIA will not attend office on 29th, 30th and 31st March’13. Copy of same is attached . Circle/Branch [...]

As rightly pointed out by the Ld. AR, the refund claim ought to be filed within a period of one year from the payment of service tax by the person claiming the refund as per the provisions of section 11B of the Central Excise Act, 1944 read with section 83 of the Finance Act, 1994. [...]

In this case the appellant have deposited the amount under protest on differential value of the goods cleared by them to their sister unit/group companies. While adjudication, the show-cause notice demanding the differential duty was dropped and it was subsequently held in the order that the supplementary invoices issued by the assessee under rule 57AE [...]

CBEC has requested the Chief Commissioners of Central Excise & Customs to keep their offices open on 29th, 30th and 31st March and also to issue Trade Notices for the information of the Trade as it feels bulk of the Revenue is received at the end of the month. CBEC has also proposed to have [...]

It is an admitted fact that the appellants are liable to pay service tax under Works Contract services with effect from 1-6-2007 and the appellants did not get themselves registered with the service tax department from 1-6-2007. The ground taken by the appellants is that they were not aware of the fact that they are [...]

Therefore, we are of the opinion that right of consideration in appeal and on an application for waiver of pre-deposit, is a right conferred by the Statute and such right cannot be defeated on the basis of Circular, which contemplates that the recovery can be effected, is stay is not granted within 30 days.

The conclusion that mere non-payment of duties is equivalent to collusion or wilful misstatement or suppression of facts is untenable. If that were to be true, then, it was beyond understanding, which form of non-payment would amount to ordinary default ? Construing mere non-payment as falling under categories of ‘suppression’, ‘wilful misstatement’, etc. would leave [...]