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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


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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 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


Beneficial circular cannot be retrospectively withdrawn

August 28, 2021 2475 Views 0 comment Print

Chittor Polyfab Ltd. Vs Commissioner Of Central Excise, Central Goods And Service Tax (CESTAT Delhi) The circular dated 08.06.2018 also cannot be made retrospectively applicable to the period in question (April 2015 to June, 2017). At the relevant time, circular No. 988/12/2014 CX dated 20.10.2014 / Circular No. 97/8/2007-CX dated 23.8.2007 were applicable. It has […]

Refund allowed of Unutilized Education Cess, which couldn’t be transitioned into GST

August 26, 2021 5586 Views 0 comment Print

Appellant contended that accumulated credits of Cesses were not transitioned into GST regime due to specific restriction under Section 140(1) of CGST Act. Appellant therefore had to resort to the option of refund under existing law to avoid lapsing of credit.

HC cannot decide matter of excise duty rate & needs to be filed before SC

August 21, 2021 1494 Views 0 comment Print

Commissioner of Central Excise Vs Indian Oil Corporation Limited (Guwahati High Court) Whichever way we look at this dispute, what goes to the root of the present dispute is as to at what rate the duty was liable to be paid by the assessee, i.e. whether it was a duty liable to be paid on […]

Amount deposited in PLA account not become duty or tax unless appropriated

August 16, 2021 4308 Views 0 comment Print

WMW Metal Fabrics Limited Vs Commissioner, CGST (CESTAT Delhi) There is a distinction between the amount appropriated towards duty and amount deposited for payment of a duty. In a former case duty which has been levied and paid subsequently becomes the property of the Government and no person would be entitled to get it back […]

HC allows rebate on exports where fraudulent entry in Credit was regularized by subsequent payment

August 12, 2021 903 Views 0 comment Print

REIL Electricals India Ltd. Vs Joint Secretary and ors. (Madras High Court) Madras High Court allows rebate on exports where fraudulent entry in Credit was regularized by subsequent payment Madras High Court in held that, owing to the squaring up of liability by Assessee along with interest to regularize its mistake of fraudulent entry made […]

Refund of Excess custom duty paid cannot be withheld on the ground of limitation

August 8, 2021 3564 Views 0 comment Print

UPL Limited Vs Union of India (Gujarat High Court) It is an undisputed fact that the petitioner paid custom duty to the tune of Rs.17,25,172/- for the goods imported on 11/04/2016. Again he paid an amount to the tune of Rs.95,07,943/- on 12/04/2016 for different consignment imported by the petitioner. The petitioner was supposed to […]

Activity of filling gas received through pipeline into cylinders by compression not amounts to manufacture

August 4, 2021 1380 Views 0 comment Print

Popular Carbonic Pvt. Ltd. Vs Commissioner of Central Excise (CESTAT Chennai) (i) The issue is to whether the process of compressing carbondioxide and subsequent filling in cylinder amounts to manufacture in terms of Chapter Note 9 to Chapter 28 of the Tariff Act has been settled in favour of the appellant by the Tribunal in […]

Procedural irregularity in ISD distribution is revenue neutral & will not effect substantive right of appellant

August 4, 2021 3522 Views 0 comment Print

Maini Precision Products Ltd Vs Commissioner of Central Tax (CESTAT Bangalore) In the present case, the learned Commissioner has confirmed the demand of CENVAT credit on the grounds that the appellant has failed to distribute the credit to its various units regarding common input service. The defence of the appellant that after the implementation of […]

CENVAT Credit cannot be denied on the ground that supplier was not liable to pay duty on goods supplied

August 3, 2021 2310 Views 0 comment Print

GEMSCAB Industries Ltd. Vs Commissioner Central Goods (CESTAT Delhi) In view of the observed admission and settled law, the question of adjudication is answered in negative holding that CENVAT Credit cannot be denied on the ground that the supplier was not liable to pay the duty on the goods supplied. Also it is observed that […]

No NCCD leviable on hydrocarbons for not being marketable

August 2, 2021 1098 Views 0 comment Print

The Appellants contended that the mixture manufactured by the Respondents is Natural Gas Liquid (NGL) in contrast to which the Respondents submitted that the above is rather gas condensate on which NCCD should not be levied.

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