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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


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 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


Cenvat credit on rejected goods available as inputs

July 18, 2022 1233 Views 0 comment Print

Held that Rule 16 allows the assessee to avail the cenvat credit of duty paid on the goods cleared by them, as if such goods are received as inputs

Reg. Excise Duty on Aviation Turbine Fuel drawn by operators or cargo operators from RCS airports

July 15, 2022 705 Views 0 comment Print

MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 15th July, 2022 Notification No. 16/2022-Central Excise G.S.R. 579(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 […]

Cenvat Credit on capital goods eligible when finished goods are dutiable under Central Excise 

July 12, 2022 906 Views 0 comment Print

K K Spun India Ltd. Vs Commissioner of Central Excise Customs and Service Tax (CESTAT Delhi) Learned Counsel for the appellant urges that the show cause notice is mis-conceived, as the finished products manufactured by the appellant are not exempted, rather are dutiable @ 10% ad valorem as per CTH 68109990 under the Central Excise […]

Refund of Service Tax paid by Mistake cannot be denied on Limitation ground: HC

July 12, 2022 2163 Views 0 comment Print

Bellatrix Consultancy Services Vs Commissioner of Central Tax (Karnataka High Court) It is not in dispute that assessee had paid service tax on an erroneous assumption that it was liable to pay the taxes. The Assessing Authority has allowed a part of the claim. Thus, according to the Assessing Authority, appellant is not liable to […]

CBIC exempts E12 and E15 blended fuel from AIDC

July 12, 2022 651 Views 0 comment Print

Notification No. 15/2022-Central Excise, Dated: 12.07.2022 – Seeks to amend Notification No. 03/2021-Central excise to exempt E12 and E15 blended fuel from Agriculture Infrastructure Development Cess (AIDC) MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) New Delhi, the 12th July, 2022 Notification No. 15/2022-Central Excise G.S.R. 536(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by section 5A of the […]

CBIC exempts E12 & E15 blended fuel from Road & Infrastructure Cess

July 12, 2022 789 Views 0 comment Print

Notification No. 14/2022-Central Excise, Dated: 12.07.2022 – Seeks to exempt E12 and E15 blended fuel from Road and Infrastructure Cess (RIC) MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) New Delhi, the 12th July, 2022 Notification No. 14/2022-Central Excise G.S.R. 535(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 5A of the Central Excise Act, […]

CBIC exempts E12 & E15 blended fuel from Special additional excise duty

July 12, 2022 1587 Views 0 comment Print

Notification No. 13/2022-Central Excise, Dated: 12.07.2022 – Seeks to amend Notification No. 28/2002-Central excise to exempt E12 and E15 blended fuel from Special additional excise duty. MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) New Delhi, the 12th July, 2022 Notification No. 13/2022-Central Excise G.S.R. 534(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 5A […]

CBIC can appoint officers of DGCEI to act as Central Excise Officer: HC

July 10, 2022 2472 Views 0 comment Print

HC held that No restriction can be inferred on the powers of CBIC while appointing officers of DGCEI presently Directorate of GST Intelligence to act as Central Excise Officers.

C&F Agent Service is admissible input service under Cenvat Credit Rules

July 10, 2022 876 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT held that Clearing and Forwarding (C&F) agent service is admissible input service in terms of Rule 2(l) of CENVAT Credit Rules, 2004

Extended Limitation cannot be invoked if SCN was issued based on balance sheet

July 10, 2022 1005 Views 0 comment Print

Commissioner of Central TAX Vs ABB Limited (Karnataka High Court) Undisputed facts of the case are, as recorded in paragraph 6 of the show cause notice, it was issued based on the balance sheet for the year ending 2008. Thus, the contentions of the Revenue that respondents trading activity was not known to the department […]

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