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Excise Duty Cut on Petrol and Diesel: A Bold Governance Move Amid War

Excise Duty : India reduced excise duty on petrol and diesel to offset rising global crude prices due to geopolitical tensions. The move aimed t...

March 27, 2026 3654 Views 0 comment Print

Notes on Health Security se National Security (HSsNS) Cess Act, 2025

Excise Duty : Health Security & National Security (HSNS) Cess Act, 2025 introduces a standalone statutory cess aimed at funding national health ...

January 18, 2026 3147 Views 1 comment Print

Interest on Excise Duty Not Payable in Revenue-Neutral Situations: Calcutta HC

Excise Duty : The Court upheld the Tribunal’s view that interest cannot be levied when duty paid is fully creditable to downstream units. It c...

January 16, 2026 729 Views 0 comment Print

Bought-Out Items Excluded from Excise Value for CKD Plant Supplies: SC

Excise Duty : The Court held that duty-paid items supplied directly to site are not includible when the final plant is immovable. The key takeaw...

December 17, 2025 585 Views 0 comment Print

Central Excise Act 2025: Reshapes Tobacco Taxation Landscape

Excise Duty : Discover how the Central Excise (Amendment) Act, 2025 revamps tobacco taxation, introducing steep excise duties on cigarettes, che...

December 17, 2025 20979 Views 2 comments Print


Latest News


CBI Court Sentences Ex-Central Excise Officer

Excise Duty : CBI Court in Siliguri sentences former Central Excise Superintendent to four years RI and Rs. 40,000 fine in a bribery case regist...

February 28, 2026 3529 Views 0 comment Print

Central Excise and Service Tax Inspector Jailed for Disproportionate Assets

Excise Duty : A special court imposed five years’ rigorous imprisonment and heavy fines after finding assets far beyond known income. The ruli...

January 7, 2026 537 Views 0 comment Print

FAQs for Health Security se National Security (HSNS) Cess Act, 2026 & HSNS Cess Rules, 2026

Excise Duty : The FAQs confirm that cess is computed on maximum rated machine speed rather than actual production. This ensures certainty in tax...

January 5, 2026 3330 Views 0 comment Print

FAQs on Machine-Based levy in case of Chewing Tobacco, Jarda Scented Tobacco & Gutkha

Excise Duty : The FAQs clarify how excise duty on chewing tobacco, jarda, and gutkha will be levied based on packing machine capacity rather tha...

January 4, 2026 1908 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Guidelines for Online Filing of Appeals

Excise Duty : CESTAT issues instructions for e-filing appeals, detailing registration, filing process, documents, fees, and compliance with Proc...

October 1, 2025 3591 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


CENVAT Credit Demand Set Aside as Export Turnover Cannot Be Included in Exempted Turnover

Excise Duty : CESTAT Chennai held that exports made under Notification No. 30/2004-CE and the DEPB scheme cannot be included in exempted turnove...

June 8, 2026 87 Views 0 comment Print

Excise Penalty Quashed as Duty and Interest Were Paid Before Show Cause Notice

Excise Duty : The Tribunal held that the show cause notice issued more than three years after the Department became aware of the facts was time-...

June 7, 2026 93 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Allows Appeal as Export Turnover Cannot Be Added for Rule 6 Credit Reversal

Excise Duty : CESTAT held that where the value of goods sent for job work had already been considered for credit reversal purposes, including it...

June 5, 2026 324 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Allows Appeals as Manufacturer & Marketing Company Were Not Related Persons

Excise Duty : CESTAT Chandigarh held that the manufacturer and marketing company could not be treated as related persons under the Central Excis...

June 5, 2026 87 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Allows Appeal as Manufacturer & Marketing Company Were Not Related Persons

Excise Duty : CESTAT Chandigarh held that the manufacturer and marketing company could not be treated as related persons under the Central Excis...

June 5, 2026 111 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


Lakshadweep Introduces New Excise Law to Regulate Liquor Trade and Consumption

Excise Duty : The Lakshadweep Excise Regulation, 2026 establishes a comprehensive framework for licensing, manufacture, sale, transport, and con...

June 6, 2026 219 Views 0 comment Print

Govt Revises ATF Export Duty Rate From 1 June 2026

Excise Duty : Notification No. 25/2026 revises SAED on ATF exports to Rs 9.5 per litre with effect from 1 June 2026; domestic petrol and diesel ...

May 30, 2026 186 Views 0 comment Print

Govt Revises SAED Rates on Petrol and Diesel Exports WEF 1st June 2026

Excise Duty : Notification No. 24/2026 revises SAED rates on petrol and diesel exports from 1 June 2026, setting duty at Rs 1.5 and Rs 13.5 per ...

May 30, 2026 210 Views 0 comment Print

Govt Raises SAED on ATF Exports to Rs. 16 per Litre from 16 May 2026

Excise Duty : CBIC revised SAED on ATF exports to Rs. 16 per litre effective 16 May 2026, impacting aviation fuel exporters and export duty cost...

May 15, 2026 336 Views 0 comment Print

SAED on Petrol and Diesel Exports Revised from 16 May 2026

Excise Duty : The Ministry of Finance amended the central excise notification issued in March 2026 by revising rates applicable to specified goo...

May 15, 2026 483 Views 0 comment Print


SVLDR Scheme 2019 – Completion of Investigation not must for Eligibility

February 18, 2023 747 Views 0 comment Print

Petitioner submitted that it is not in dispute that the Petitioner falls in the category of case under Section 125(1)(f)(i) of Finance Act as on 30 June 2019, there was no enquiry/investigation pending against the Petitioner and at the most the same could be as initiated by way of notice dated 28 August 2019 by the Deputy Commissioner (Anti Evasion) CGST, Belapur.

Unit eligible for exemption under notification 50/2003-CE continue to be eligible under Scheme of Budgetary Support

February 17, 2023 1470 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court held that petitioner eligible for exemption from Central Excise Duty Notification No.50/2003-CE dated 10.06.2003 prior to 1st July 2017 is eligible for budgetary support under Scheme of Budgetary Support under Goods and Services Tax (GST) Regime

Cenvat Credit cannot be denied if duty is paid on finished goods even though it attract nil rate of duty or exempted

February 17, 2023 2214 Views 0 comment Print

Once duty is paid on finished goods even though said finished goods attract nil rate of duty or exempted under any notification, cenvat credit on input cannot be denied

Applicability of transitional provisions CCR Rule 11(3) to both sub-rules 3(i) & 3(ii)

February 17, 2023 474 Views 0 comment Print

Jansons Textile Processors Vs Commissioner of Central Excise & ST Salem (CESTAT Chennai) The facts of the matter are that appellants are manufacturers of cotton textile fabrics and made ups. They were clearing some of the final products on payment of duty as per Notification No.29/2004-CE and claimed exemption under notification No.30/2004-CE on other products. […]

No extension beyond limitation period under Central Excise Act for refund applications  

February 17, 2023 1461 Views 0 comment Print

Mehrul Industries (India) Vs Union Of India (Rajasthan High Court) Central Excise Act and the rules framed thereunder, do not contemplate extension of time beyond the period of limitation for entertaining applications for refund of duty and interest rebate claims, which have to be submitted within a period of one year as stipulated under Section […]

CESTAT allows refund/recredit of excess reversal of Cenvat Credit

February 16, 2023 474 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT held that giving options for availing a particular option is procedural requirement and on failure of same, assessee cannot be deprived of choosing any of option available in Rule 6(3)

Special Additional Excise Duty on Diesel reduced to Rs. 1 per litre

February 15, 2023 2067 Views 0 comment Print

Vide Notification No. 09/2023-Central Excise, Dated 15th February, 2023 Government reduces Special Additional Excise Duty on Diesel to Rs. 1.00 per litre with effect from 16th day of February, 2023 from existing Rs. 6 per litre. GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) New Delhi Notification No. 09/2023-Central Excise | Dated 15th February, 2023 […]

SAED on production of Petroleum Crude & export of Aviation turbine Fuel reduced

February 15, 2023 492 Views 0 comment Print

Government reduces Special Additional Excise Duty from 16th day of February, 2023 on production of Petroleum Crude to Rs. 4350 per tonne from 5050 per tonne and to Rs. 1.50  per litre from Rs. 6.00 per litre on export of Aviation turbine Fuel vide Notification No. 08/2023-Central Excise,  Dated 15th February, 2023 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA […]

Assessee entitled to refund of unutilized Cenvat credit of Education and S&H Education Cess

February 13, 2023 2247 Views 0 comment Print

Assessee is legally entitled for cash refund of accumulated & unutilized Cenvat credit of Education & Secondary and Higher Education Cess as per Rule 3 of Cenvat Credit Rules, 2004

Freight charges for delivering goods upto buyers’ premises is not includible in assessable value

February 13, 2023 2874 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Hyderabad held that freight charges for delivering goods to the buyers premises is not includible while assessing the value for the purpose of payment of central excise duty.

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