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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 3657 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 3153 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 20985 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 3342 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 96 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 117 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


Fake Invoices: CENVAT Credit not allowable

February 25, 2022 1722 Views 0 comment Print

Commissioner, Central Excise & CGST Vs Prem Jain Ispat Udyog Pvt. Ltd. (CESTAT Delhi) Under rule 4(1) of the Credit Rules, CENVAT credit of inputs to be used in the manufacture of final product is allowable to the manufacturer only on receipt of the goods along with invoices in the factory of manufacturer. Rule 4(5) […]

SARFAESI Act Has Overriding Effect on Central Excise Act: SC

February 24, 2022 6798 Views 0 comment Print

Punjab National Bank Vs Union of India & Ors. (Supreme Court of India) Evidently, prior to insertion of Section 11E in the Central Excise Act, 1944 w.e.f. 08.04.2011, there was no provision in the Act of 1944 inter alia, providing for First Charge on the property of the Assessee or any person under the Act […]

Area based exemption eligible on manufacture of nail enamel by using peripheral processes

February 24, 2022 654 Views 0 comment Print

G.S. Pharmabutors Pvt. Ltd. Vs Additional Director General (CESTAT Delhi) There is no dispute that the appellant had undertaken the peripheral processes. Whether any other process or processes, apart from peripheral processes, had been undertaken by the appellant so as to amount to manufacture contemplated in section 2(f) of the Excise Act would have to […]

CESTAT allows refund of pre-deposit along with interest

February 21, 2022 10722 Views 0 comment Print

Vandana Global Ltd. Vs Commissioner (CESTAT Delhi) The appellant had paid the amount of pre-deposit at the rate of 10% of duty and penalty while filing appeal before the CESTAT over and above the 7.5% thereof as was paid while filling appeal before Commissioner (Appeals) against Order-in-Original No.115/Refund/AC/RD-I/2017 dated 10.04.2018 pursuant to the Show Cause […]

Department cannot be allowed to proceed with SCN after more than 16 years: HC

February 21, 2022 3369 Views 0 comment Print

The Bombay Dyeing and Manufacturing Company Limited Vs Deputy Commissioner of CGST (Bombay High Court) The Petitioner has filed reply to the Show Cause Notice (SCN)within four weeks from the date of receipt of the said notice and did not get any further communication from the Respondent for hearing or any adjudication upon the said […]

Refund of Cenvat Credit cannot be claimed as credit in Service Tax Return

February 21, 2022 5655 Views 0 comment Print

Rungta Mines Limited Vs Commissioner of Central Goods & Services Tax and Central Excise (Jharkhand High Court) In the instant case, as per the case of the petitioner, the entire problem has cropped up due to non-receipt of the invoice in original from the port authorities although the port services were availed and payments for […]

Publicity not required for availing benefit of Exemption Notification No. 88/88-C.E.

February 18, 2022 645 Views 0 comment Print

SAC Industry Vs Commissioner of Central Excise, Customs and Service Tax (CESTAT Bangalore) The tenor of the Show Cause Notices, inter alia, that the name of the Women’s Society does not figure in any of the statutory documents, does not figure in the website of Sabari Soaps, that the labels and packing do not contain […]

Assessee eligible for cash refund of cessess lying as cenvat credit balance as on 30/06/2017

February 13, 2022 1671 Views 0 comment Print

Hindustan Zinc Ltd Vs Commissioner, Central Excise & CGST(CESTAT Delhi) The issue involved is whether the appellant-manufacturer of Lead and Zinc Concentrates which are dutiable whether they are entitled to refund of unutilized Cenvat credit of i) education cess ii) Secondary and Higher Education Cess, lying unutilized (credit balance) as on 30th June 2017. I […]

Unused CENVAT credit cannot be encashed without following the procedure

February 11, 2022 1041 Views 0 comment Print

Balkrishna Industries Ltd. Vs Union of India (Rajasthan High Court) It appears quite undisputable that the petitioner had availed the facility of importing goods under advance licences without payment of duty. In some cases such advance licence were invalidated in order to procure raw material duty free from local manufacturers. Raw materials so procured were […]

Certain important changes under central excise

February 10, 2022 738 Views 0 comment Print

Certain important changes under Central Excise related functionality incorporated in CBIC-ACES-GST Integrated Application w.e.f. JANUARY 2022: 1. New Account Head Code, namely, ‘00380416’ has been allotted in respect of Central Excise levy namely ‘Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess’ on permanent basis by Pr.CCA, CBIC vide. O.M.dated 29.12.2021. Please see under Central Excise> e-Payment menu > […]

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