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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


Rule 6(3A) proportionately divide the credit taken on common input services and credit attributable to exempted service was denied

May 25, 2021 10962 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Delhi’s ruling in National Steel & Agro Industries Limited vs. Principal Commissioner – Analysis of Rule 6(3A) in proportionate credit division. Crucial insights for manufacturers on compliance.

Interest on delayed refund of revenue deposit – CESTAT directs interest @ 12%

May 25, 2021 5766 Views 0 comment Print

Parle Agro Pvt. Ltd. Vs Commissioner (CESTAT Allahabad) 1. Excise Appeal 70628 of 2019 has been filed by M/s. Parle Agro Pvt Ltd1 to modify the order dated 28.05.2019 passed by the Commissioner, CGST(Appeals), Noida2, to the extent that interest should be granted @12% instead of @6%, as ordered by the Commissioner (Appeals). This order […]

HC directs Hindustan Coca-Cola to Reply show cause-cum-demand notice

May 21, 2021 1764 Views 0 comment Print

Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverage Pvt. Ltd. Vs Union of India and others (Bombay High Court) From a perusal of the show cause-cum-demand notice dated 09.05.2019 it is seen that according to respondent No.3, information was received that petitioner was engaged in the business of manufacturing and supply of various beverages and packaged drinking water. Petitioner supplied […]

Interest on refund amount u/s 11BB to be sanctioned after delay of 3 months by respective authorities

May 21, 2021 10728 Views 0 comment Print

Qualcomm India Private Limited Vs Union of India And Others (Bombay High Court) Conclusion: Once there was delay in payment of refund within three months from the date of receipt of application, rigors of section 11BB set in and payment of interest on the delayed refund became obligatory. Non-granting of interest in such a case […]

Rejection of application for special rate fixation for delay: HC Stays demand

May 19, 2021 717 Views 0 comment Print

Calcom Cement India Limited Vs Union of India (Gauhati High Court) Heard Dr. A Saraf, learned Senior counsel assisted by Mr. P Das, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also present Mr. SC Keyal, learned standing counsel for the respondent GST representing respondent Nos. 2 to 4 and Mr. SS Roy, learned CGC for respondent No. […]

HC quashes decade old SCN proposing to recover deficit in excise duty payment

May 17, 2021 1671 Views 0 comment Print

Swati Menthol & Allied Chemicals Ltd. and Anr. Vs Commissioner GST & Central Excise (Punjab and Haryana High Court) We find that the notices in the present cases having been issued more than decade back and the proceedings having not been concluded within reasonable time, the same deserves to be quashed. The subject matter in […]

Abatement of duty cannot be withheld for failure of Excise Superintendent to draw proper proceedings

May 17, 2021 795 Views 0 comment Print

Dharampal Satyapal Ltd. Vs Commissioner of Central Excise and Service Tax (Tripura High Court) In terms of sub-rule (5) of Rule 6 of the Chewing Tobacco and Unmanufactured Tobacco Packing Machines (Capacity Determination and Collection of Duty) Rules, 2010, the machines which the manufacturer does not intend to operate would be uninstalled and sealed by […]

No demand in terms of rule 6(3)(i) of Cenvat Credit Rules if exercised option under rule 6(3)(ii)

May 12, 2021 2220 Views 0 comment Print

Since assessee had exercised option in terms of Rule 6(3)(ii) of the Cenvat Credit Rules and once this fact was established from the materials on record, there could be no demand in terms of Rule 6(3)(i) of the Cenvat Credit Rules and also nowhere it was mentioned that an assessee should pay any amount higher than that of the actual amount calculated under the procedure prescribed under Rule 6(3A) of the Cenvat Credit Rules.

Issue not raised in SCN, cannot be imported into adjudication or Appeal order

April 27, 2021 4515 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the CESTAT Ahmedabad ruling in Huhtamaki PPL Ltd vs C.C.E. & S.T. regarding Cenvat Credit on warehousing services. Know the legal insights and implications.

Cenvat eligible on Service Tax paid on GTA Services for Transportation of Goods from Factory to Customers Premises

April 27, 2021 939 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the CESTAT Chennai order in MRF Ltd. vs Commissioner of GST & CE. Understand the eligibility of cenvat credit on service tax paid for outward transportation of goods.

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