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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 3591 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 3027 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 681 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 570 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 20781 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 3499 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 513 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 3174 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 1860 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 3360 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


CESTAT Allows Discount Abatement as One-to-One Correlation Held Impractical in Jewellery Trade

Excise Duty : CESTAT Chennai held that strict transaction-wise correlation between factory clearances and retail sales was impractical in the je...

May 22, 2026 75 Views 0 comment Print

Extended Limitation Cannot Be Invoked Merely Because Cenvat Credit Issue Was Detected During Audit: CESTAT Delhi

Excise Duty : The Tribunal held that invocation of the five-year limitation period requires proof of deliberate suppression or wilful misstateme...

May 22, 2026 78 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Allows Cenvat Credit as Granules Sent to Job Worker Were Not Traded Goods

Excise Duty : CESTAT Kolkata held that granules cleared to job workers for conversion into PPCP containers could not be treated as traded goods....

May 22, 2026 87 Views 0 comment Print

Buyer’s Premises May Qualify as Place of Removal in FOR Contracts: CESTAT Chennai

Excise Duty : Tribunal observed that where goods are sold on FOR destination basis, the buyer’s premises may constitute the place of removal. ...

May 22, 2026 93 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Allows CENVAT Credit on GTA Services Due to FOR Destination Sales

Excise Duty : CESTAT Chennai held that CENVAT credit on outward transportation and insurance services cannot be denied where goods are sold on F...

May 20, 2026 468 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


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 16, 2026 231 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 16, 2026 345 Views 0 comment Print

Govt Revises RIC on Diesel Exports to Nil from May 1

Excise Duty : Notification No. 21/2026-Central Excise revises the RIC rate on exports of high-speed diesel oil outside India to Nil, effective M...

April 30, 2026 234 Views 0 comment Print

Govt revises SAED rates on exports of ATF outside India to Rs. 33 per litre

Excise Duty : Notification No. 20/2026-Central Excise revises the SAED rate on exports of ATF outside India to Rs. 33 per litre, effective May 1...

April 30, 2026 222 Views 0 comment Print

Govt Revises SAED on High-Speed Diesel Exports to Rs. 23 from 1st May 2026

Excise Duty : Notification No. 19/2026-Central Excise revises the SAED rate on exports of high-speed diesel oil outside India to Rs. 23 per litr...

April 30, 2026 294 Views 0 comment Print


Karnataka HC Allows CENVAT Credit Refund on business closure

July 23, 2025 897 Views 0 comment Print

Karnataka High Court ruled a closed company can claim CENVAT credit refund, stating Rule 5 of CENVAT Credit Rules 2002 does not prohibit it for ceased manufacturers.

CESTAT Upholds HUL’s Classification of Aloe Vera, Baby Petroleum Jelly

July 18, 2025 249 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Chennai rules in favor of Hindustan Unilever, classifying Aloe Vera and Baby petroleum jelly as skincare. Decision aligns with prior rulings and Supreme Court precedent.

Madras HC Strikes Down Central Excise Rule 8(4), Quashes Demand Orders

July 18, 2025 423 Views 0 comment Print

Madras High Court declares Central Excise Rule 8(4) ultra vires, quashing demand orders. Cites precedent on similar rule’s inconsistency with Cenvat Credit.

Byproducts in Rice Bran Oil Refining Treated as Waste, Exempt from Excise

July 17, 2025 762 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Hyderabad rules products like fatty acid, wax, and gums generated during rice bran oil refining are “waste” and qualify for excise duty exemption.

HP High Court Slams Officer for Order Against Deceased

July 17, 2025 810 Views 0 comment Print

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has nullified an assessment order issued against a deceased proprietor, criticizing the Assessing Officer’s “sheer ignorance of law.”

No Extended Limitation Or Penalty When Duty Details Disclosed in ER-1 

July 17, 2025 546 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Hyderabad rules against extended limitation or penalty where excise clearance details were fully disclosed in ER-1 returns, remanding duty recalculation.

Safari Retreats decision cannot be mechanically applied to all CENVAT Credit Rule cases

July 16, 2025 1101 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT remands Kohler India case, stating Supreme Court’s Safari Retreats judgment under CGST cannot be mechanically applied to CENVAT Credit Rules without pari materia comparison.

CESTAT Ahmedabad Remands Case on CENVAT Credit, Cautions Commissioner on Misapplication of GST-era Ruling

July 7, 2025 465 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Ahmedabad remands Kohler India’s CENVAT credit case, faulting Commissioner for misapplying a GST-era ruling to pre-GST tax provisions without comparing the laws.

Utilization of cenvat cannot be disallowed when availment of credit not disputed

June 28, 2025 543 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Chandigarh held that once Cenvat Credit is availed the same cannot be disallowed later as it was held that processing of uncoated paper didn’t amount to manufacture. Accordingly, appeal is allowed.

CENVAT Credit Recovery Invalid Without Vendor as Co-Noticee: CESTAT Kolkata

June 25, 2025 318 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Kolkata held that recovery of cenvat credit alleging receipt of only paper invoice without actual receipt of inputs is not tenable due to incomplete investigation carried out on the part of the department. Also held that recovery is not sustainable since vendor is not made co-noticee.

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