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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 3150 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 20982 Views 2 comments Print


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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 3339 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


Rule 3(5A) of CCR, 2004 not apply in absence of removal of capital assets

November 6, 2022 1245 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Delhi held that provisions of rule 3(5A) of the Cenvat Credit Rules are not attracted when there is no removal of capital assets/ power plant. Hence Cenvat Credit not leviable.

Reversal of credit amount tantamount to non availment of Cenvat Credit

November 6, 2022 1890 Views 0 comment Print

Appellant have reversed or paid the amount in terms of sub Rule (3) of Rule 6, therefore, as per sub Rule (3D), it will amount to not taking of Cenvat credit

CENVAT Credit Rules not bar clearances at a price higher than purchase cost

November 6, 2022 786 Views 0 comment Print

Commissioner of Central Excise Vs Thermax Ltd. (CESTAT Mumbai) On perusal of the records, it is seen that the respondent had procured duty paid inputs on which CENVAT credit was availed but cleared the goods, as such, on a sale value which was higher than the purchase CENVAT Credit Rules, 2004 provide for clearance of […]

Exemption under Notification No.12/2012-CE also applicable to Sub-Contractors

November 6, 2022 954 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT held that exemption under Notification No.12/2012-CE is available to sub­-contractor who supplied the goods to the main contractor who has been awarded contract/ work order under ICB.

Demand order against Clandestine removal of Zafrani Zarda and Gutkha was set aside on basis of Lack of Evidence

November 5, 2022 1554 Views 0 comment Print

Since there was failure on the part of revenue to collect any evidence in relation to either procurement of raw materials by the appellant or production of huge quantity of final goods alleged as removed clandestinely to sustain the charge of clandestine removal hence, the impugned demand was not sustainable for lack of evidences.

HC have no jurisdiction to entertain appeal related to taxability of service

November 4, 2022 693 Views 0 comment Print

Commissioner of Service Tax Vs Surindra Engineering Co. Ltd (Bombay High Court) Sub-section (2) to section 35L was inserted with effect from 6th August 2014, i.e., prior to the passing of the order impugned in the present appeal by the CESTAT. Even otherwise, this Court in the case of Commissioner of Central Excise, Mumbai-V Vs. […]

Revival of Proceedings after keeping in call book for 15 years without intimating noticees is unsustainable

November 4, 2022 1068 Views 0 comment Print

Siddhi Vinayak Syntex Pvt. Ltd. Vs Union of India (Gujarat High Court) With effect from the year 2011 a time limit has been prescribed for determining the amount of duty of excise where it is possible. It cannot be gainsaid that when the legislature prescribes a time limit, it is incumbent upon the authority to […]

Reversal of Cenvat credit amounts to non-taking of credit on inputs

November 4, 2022 1623 Views 0 comment Print

Marudhar Spinning Mills Pvt Ltd Vs C.C.E (CESTAT Ahmedabad) Short issue required to be decided in this matter is as to whether such reversal of credit, either by payment of 6% in terms of Rule 6 or by debiting the same from the Cenvat credit account, would result to satisfying the condition of notification No. […]

Duty demand u/r 17H of Central Excise Rules merely for clearance after 6 months unsustainable

November 3, 2022 492 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Ahmedabad held that as there was no manufacture of fresh goods there cannot be a duty demand under rule 173H of the Central Excise Rules, 1944 merely for reason of clearance after 6 months.

CESTAT upheld penalty on cenvat credit availed on input service used for manufacture of exempted goods

November 3, 2022 420 Views 0 comment Print

Sakthi Sugars Ltd. Vs Commissioner of GST & Central Excise (CESTAT Chennai) With regard to cenvat credit of input service availed for manufacture of exempted goods, namely, Ethyl Alcohol, the only argument put forward by the Ld. Counsel for appellant is that they had availed credit by inadvertent mistake. The said mistake would not have […]

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