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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


Latest Judiciary


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


Extended period of limitation for periodical returns submitted & accepted by audit team but disputed later

November 16, 2014 1556 Views 0 comment Print

Urja Engineers Limited (the Appellant) availed the ineligible Cenvat credit and the same was duly reflected in the periodicalreturns filed with the Department. The unit of the Appellant was audited by both the Internal Department’s Audit Team as well as CERA but no objection was raised by them.

Indirect tax collection increases by 5.6% During April-October 2014

November 13, 2014 1004 Views 0 comment Print

Indirect Tax Revenue (Provisional) Collections Increase from Rs 2,69,909 Crore in April-October 2013 to Rs.2,85,126 Crore During April-October 2014; Registering an Increase of 5.6% During April-October 2014 over the Corresponding Period in the Previous Year; Service Tax Collections Increase by 10.9% During the Same Period

Corrigendum to Office Orders No. 3/2014-CUS Dated 15.10.2014, 4/2014-ST Dated 15.10.2014, 5/2014-C.E. Dated 22.10.2014, 6/2014-ST Dated 22.10.2014, 7/2014-CUS Dated 22.10.2014 and 8/2014-CUS Dated 22.10.2014

November 12, 2014 496 Views 0 comment Print

Corrigendum to Office Orders No. 3/2014-CUS Dated 15.10.2014, 4/2014-ST Dated 15.10.2014, 5/2014-C.E. Dated 22.10.2014, 6/2014-ST Dated 22.10.2014, 7/2014-CUS Dated 22.10.2014 and 8/2014-CUS Dated 22.10.2014

Rate of Central Excise Duty increased on ‘Petrol’ and ‘High Speed Diesel’

November 12, 2014 5424 Views 0 comment Print

G.S.R. (E). – In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 5A of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944), the Central Government, being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No.12/2012-Central Excise, dated the 17th March, 2012

Aluminum dross & skimming are excisable Goods

November 12, 2014 3922 Views 0 comment Print

Aluminium dross and skimmings and similar non-ferrous metal dross and skimmings which arise as a by-product in the process of manufacture of aluminium / non-ferrous metal products are manufactured goods and hence excisable w.e.f. 10.05.2008 in view of the explanation added to Section 2(d) of the Central Excise Act, 1944 Instructions F. No. 17/02/2009-CX.1 (Pt) dated-12th November, 2014

Excise​ duty ​exemption ​on bunker fuels used in ships /vessels

November 11, 2014 1921 Views 0 comment Print

Provided also that nothing contained in this notification shall apply to the goods specified against serial number 65A of the said Table on or after the 11th day of May 2015

Cellular Mobile Service Provider not entitled to avail CENVAT credit on Tower Parts & Pre-fabricated buildings

November 11, 2014 2871 Views 0 comment Print

In any case towers and Pre-fabricated buildings are in the nature of immovable goods and are non-marketable and non-excisable. If this be the position then towers and parts thereof cannot be classified as inputs so as to fall within the definition of Rule 2(k) of the credit rules. INSTRUCTION No. F. No. 267/60/2014-CX.8, Dated- 11th November, 2014

DEVIL ARRIVES – Amendment in Cenvat Credit Rules’ 2004

November 10, 2014 7286 Views 0 comment Print

1. Rule 4(1) of Cenvat Credit Rules’ 2004 amended with major impact (applicable e.f. 1st Sept’ 2014) This rule specifies condition for taking cenvat credit on Inputs. New proviso has been added in this rule which states as follows –

Input Service beyond The Manufacturing Site

November 9, 2014 2061 Views 0 comment Print

The expression available in the statute book must be read in a manner that the intended object be achieved. The manufacturers used inputs and input services during the process of manufacturing and is entitled to take credit already paid on these inputs or the input services as the case may be.

Changes in Cenvat Credit Rule 4(1) and Rule 4(7) after 10.7.2014

November 9, 2014 63463 Views 11 comments Print

CA Sanjeev Singhal Changes in Cenvat Credit Rule 4(1) and Rule 4(7) after 10.7.2014 and its applicability with   provision applicable before with respect to point of taxation- Rule 7 Rule 4(1) Cenvat credit in respect of input to be claimed within six months from the duty paying document with effect from 01.09.2014. [ Notification no. […]

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