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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 20988 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 3594 Views 0 comment Print


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CENVAT Credit Cannot Be Denied for Plant Maintenance Services Misclassified as Civil Construction: CESTAT Delhi

Excise Duty : CESTAT Delhi held that works contract services used for repair and maintenance of existing plant and machinery qualify as input se...

June 9, 2026 45 Views 0 comment Print

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 90 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 93 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 222 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 213 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


Expectations from Union Budget 2016

February 27, 2016 2824 Views 0 comment Print

Advocate Anandaday Misshra The Budget 2016, even if it is not going to be a populist one, it should emerge at least as a transforming budget to pave the way of GST much closer than the last year. AMLEGALS has the following expectations from the budget 2016: 1. Relaxations In Tax Liability for Startups If we […]

Budget 2016: Make CENVAT Credit scheme better & effective

February 27, 2016 6717 Views 0 comment Print

No law is perfect and no regime is ever complete which result in multitude of disputes and litigations. In order to make CENVAT Credit scheme better and effective, following are certain suggestions which the Revenue authorities should introspect.

CBI Chargesheets then Addl. Excise Commissioner in DA Case

February 26, 2016 1258 Views 0 comment Print

CBI FILES CHARGESHEET AGAINST THEN ADDITIONAL COMMISSIONER OF CENTRAL EXCISE IN A DISPROPORTIONATE ASSETS CASE The Central Bureau of Investigation has filed a chargesheet against then Additional Commissioner, Central Excise, Vadodara (Gujarat) for possessing alleged disproportionate assets to the tune of 488.25% (approx) U/s 109, 120-B, 419, 420, 465, 471 of IPC and Sec. 13 […]

Precaution in Information Return filing by RBI & Electricity Companies

February 24, 2016 2302 Views 0 comment Print

Taxes are an important source of revenue to any Government. The government devises mechanism aimed at detecting cases of revenue leakage. It has been witnessed over last few years that there is increased emphasis on making interaction with taxpayers and requiring them to submit various information/records through online or electronic mode. This assists in cross verification of information furnished by assessee before various departments.

Excise duty paid more than CAS-4 is sufficient compliance

February 23, 2016 3706 Views 0 comment Print

It was held that excise amount paid on account of inter unit transfer higher than amount arrived as per CAS-4 cannot be treated as non compliance and the CENVAT credit of the same can be availed by the other unit.

Glance at burning Legal Issues to Set off in this Budget!

February 23, 2016 2273 Views 0 comment Print

Re-look at the amended penalty provisions contained in section 78 of the Finance Act, 1994/Section 11AC of the Central Excise Act, 1944:-The provision distinguishing the quantum of penalties in section 11AC in cases where short-payment or non-payments have arisen for reasons other than fraud and restricting penalties upto 10% of the tax or Rs. 5000 whichever is higher was appreciated.

Abbreviations used in Customs, Central Excise and Service Tax

February 23, 2016 16771 Views 0 comment Print

A AAI : Airport Authority of India AAR : Authority for Advance Ruling AC/DC : Assistant Commissioner/Deputy Commissioner ACAO : Assistant Chief Account Officer ACES : Automation of Central Excise and Service Tax ACES-CFC : ACES Certified Facilitation Center ACP : Accredited Client Programme ACC : Air Cargo Complex AD /DD : Assistant Director/Deputy Director […]

CBI arrests Custom & Excise Officer in 10 Lakh Bribe Case

February 19, 2016 1620 Views 2 comments Print

The Central Bureau of Investigation has today arrested an Assistant Director, posted at Directorate General of Customs & Central Excise (Intelligence), Dehradun (Uttarakhand) while demanding & accepting an alleged bribe of Rs. 10 Lakh from a complainant.

Cenvat credit for tax paid on insurance for factory employees & Pest Control Services

February 17, 2016 4465 Views 0 comment Print

So far as the cenvat credit on insurance service is claimed, the exclusion of such service in certain events has been incorporated into the law with effect from 01.04.2011. That is only in respect of the insurance coverage given to employees during journey availing leave travel concession.

CENVAT credit on service tax paid to avail services of CHA is admissible

February 16, 2016 3388 Views 0 comment Print

Following the decision in Western Agencies Pvt. Ltd. Vs. CCE, Chennai 2011 (22) STR 305 (Tri. LB), it may be held that the service of CHA being integrally connected with the export that cannot be disintegrated.

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