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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


CENVAT Credit on Inputs used in Fabrication of ‘Clean Room’ eligible to Pharma Companies

March 24, 2021 2931 Views 0 comment Print

Syncom Formulations (I) Ltd. Vs Commissioner (CESTAT Delhi) I find that admittedly, the appellant have used the disputed inputs for fabrication of clean room, which is essential for manufacture of their dutiable goods, as such clean room is  necessary for maintaining proper temperature and hygiene as well as keeping the RH factor in control, and […]

Clandestine removal based on mere third party documents is invalid

March 23, 2021 2235 Views 0 comment Print

Recon Steel & Power Private Ltd. Vs Principal Commissioner, Central Tax, Central Excise & Customs (CESTAT Delhi) Since the sole challenge to the order is its reliance upon third party evidence, it is necessary to check the evidentiary value of the third party The relevant case law in the case of Bajrangbali Ingots & Steel […]

Tripura HC allows benefit of excise duty exemption notification even when final product was exempt from basic duties

March 22, 2021 1002 Views 0 comment Print

Union of India Vs S Dharampal Satyapal Ltd. (Tripura High Court) Whether the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal was right in law in interpreting provisions of Rule 6(1) and 6(4) of the Cenvat Credit Rules, 2004 and thereby giving benefit of exemption notifications in favour of the respondent-assessee, ignoring the contention of the […]

If a Rule is not attracted, than the proviso thereunder does not attracted

March 22, 2021 696 Views 0 comment Print

Vishnu Fragrance Pvt.Ltd Vs Commissioner of Central Goods & Service Tax, Central Excise and Customs (CESTAT Delhi) Rule 10 of Chewing Tobacco and Unmanufactured Tobacco Packing Machines (Capacity Determination and Collection of Duty) Rules, 2010, provides for abatement in case of non production of goods (in case of factory did not produce the notified goods […]

Department appeal before HC with Tax effect less than Rs. 1 crore not maintainable

March 19, 2021 2268 Views 1 comment Print

The Commissioner of Central GST Vs Adhikari Engineering (Karnataka High Court) At the outset, learned counsel appearing for the respondent has argued before this Court that the monetary limit involved is less than Rs.1 crore and in the light of the circular issued by the Central Board of Direct Taxes dated 22.08.2019, the appeal itself […]

HC Court set aside Statement in SVLDRS-3 issued without affording opportunity of hearing

March 18, 2021 1041 Views 0 comment Print

Chinar Shipping & Infrastructure (India) Pvt. Ltd. Vs Union of India (Bombay High Court) It could not be out of place to refer to a decision of Karnataka High Court in the case of Kiran Borewells Vs. Union of India wherein the impugned order was set aside finding that decision had been taken without providing […]

Manual Processing of declaration under SVLDRS, 2019

March 17, 2021 1296 Views 0 comment Print

Manual processing of declaration filed under SVLDRS, 2019 in order to comply with the directions of the Hon’ble High Courts to the concerned Designated Committee for fresh decision

HC dismisses PIL for framing rules for Uniform of Excise Officers

March 17, 2021 2322 Views 0 comment Print

As per the own case of the petitioner as set out in paragraph 19 of the writ petition there is practice of wearing Khakhi Uniform by the officers of different wings of the department which was started sometime in the year 1938. However, there is no uniformity in these uniforms. As such, it cannot be said that the insistence of wearing Uniform by the members of the petitioner’s association has been introduced recently in the department, without there being any order or direction.

Rejection of Excise duty refund claim made after Limitation Period was justified

March 16, 2021 2346 Views 0 comment Print

KEC International Ltd. Vs Commissioner of Central Excise & CGST (CESTAT New Delhi) amount as was prayed to be refunded is admittedly an amount other than the duty or interest which is the subject matter of refund under Section 11 B. Keeping in view the same, to my opinion Section 11B should not have been […]

Excise dues of Husband cannot be recovered from Wife’s Property

March 9, 2021 9873 Views 0 comment Print

Meena Krishna Agarwal Vs Commissioner of Central Excise & ST, Vadodara (CESTAT Ahmedabad) The issue involved in the present appeal is whether the flats belonging to the appellant which she purchased under Registered Sale deeds dated 31.03.2008 out of monies received as gifts from her mother-in-law and father-in-law, can be proceeded against by the Excise […]

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