CESTAT Mumbai Remands CENVAT Credit Eligibility Case of Hawkins Cookers

Hawkins Cookers Limited Vs Commissioner of Central Excise (CESTAT Mumbai) The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Mumbai, delivered its order on 13 March 2025 in the case of Hawkins Cookers Limited v. Commissioner of Central Excise. The appeal concerned the admissibility of CENVAT credit claimed by Hawkins Cookers Limited, a manufacturer of pressure cookers holding both Central Excise and Service Tax registrations. The dispute arose from a Show Cause Notice (SCN) dated 22 April 2015, in which the department alleged wrongful availment of CENVAT credit worth ₹68,10,836...