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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


Withdrawal of Exemption for use of some part of Naphtha in electricity generation- HC set-aside Tribunal order requiring pre-deposit

October 28, 2022 399 Views 0 comment Print

Rastriya Chemicals & Fertilisers Ltd. Vs Union of India (Delhi High Court) The Appellant is a Public Sector Undertaking and is a Government Company within the meaning of Section 617 of the Companies’ Act, 1956. The Appellant engages in the manufacture of fertilizers and other chemicals, falling under Chapter Heading 29 and 31 of the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985. The Appellant […]

SCN to be adjudicated within a reasonable time period for declaring it to be valid

October 26, 2022 4641 Views 0 comment Print

While issuing the Show-Cause notice, it was duty of Adjudicating Authority to take the said Show-Cause notice to its logical conclusion by adjudicating upon the said Show-Cause Notice within a reasonable period of time. Assessee could not be made to suffer on the gross delay on the part of the Respondent.

CESTAT allows CENVAT credit on Broadcasting services to Kellogg India

October 25, 2022 1305 Views 0 comment Print

Kellogg India Pvt. Ltd. Vs Commissioner of CGST & CE (CESTAT Mumbai) Appellant is engaged in the manufacture of breakfast cereals and avails the CENVAT credit of excise duty paid on inputs and capital goods and service tax paid on input services used in relation to the manufacture of their final products. From the perusal […]

Charges of clandestine removal needs to be substantiated by evidence

October 20, 2022 1767 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Allahabad held that clandestine removal is a serious charge and requires to be substantiated by evidence. Here, as department has not adduced any additional evidence to substantiate the allegation of clandestine removal not sustained.

Appeal challenging taxability of service against order of CESTAT lies before Apex Court

October 20, 2022 981 Views 0 comment Print

Madhya Pradesh High Court held that appeal challenging the taxability of service, against the order of CESTAT, lies before Apex Court u/s 35L of the Finance Act, 1944 and not High Court.

L-2 license should be issued as renewal fees duly paid within time limit: HC

October 19, 2022 1299 Views 0 comment Print

Madras High Court held that as renewal fee relating to L-2 license under Medicinal and Toilet Preparations (Excise Duties) Rules, 1956 was paid within a period of one month from the date of expiry of renewal period, L-2 license should be duly issued.

Micronutrients are classifiable under chapter heading 3105

October 19, 2022 1428 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Hyderabad held that classifying micronutrients manufactured by the appellant, as plant growth regulators, under Chapter heading 38089304 instead of Chapter heading 3105 is unsustainable

Confessional statement of other person cannot be base for clandestine removal

October 19, 2022 2076 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Ahmedabad held that allegation of clandestine removals based upon the confessional statement of other persons or the documents recovered from the third party premises, without corroboration of the said documents is unsustainable

No Unjust enrichment if assessee not received the amount from buyers

October 18, 2022 888 Views 0 comment Print

t is settled law that if the assessee has not received the amount from the buyers, it cannot be held, that the Appellant will be unjustly enriched.

CENVAT credits eligible on Welding Electrodes & D.A. Gas used in repair/maintenance of plant

October 18, 2022 423 Views 0 comment Print

Manikgarh Cement Vs Commissioner of Central Excise (CESTAT Mumbai) As could be noticed from para 24 of the Order-in-Original, the adjudicating authority had observed that Welding Electrodes and D.A. Gas were used in the cement manufacturing plant of the Appellant for the purpose of repair and maintenance of its plant and machinery. This being observation […]

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