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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 3156 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 20991 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 1911 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 3603 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


CESTAT Allows CENVAT Credit as Rule 16 Not Requires Goods to Be Returned to Same Buyer

Excise Duty : CESTAT Mumbai held that Rule 16(2) of the Central Excise Rules does not mandate that remanufactured goods be supplied back to the ...

June 10, 2026 78 Views 0 comment Print

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 60 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


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 237 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 189 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 216 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 Allowed for Fabricating Capital Goods Used in Final Product Manufacturing

May 24, 2024 624 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the CESTAT Kolkata verdict on CENVAT Credit for steel items. Detailed analysis, rulings, and implications.

Service Value Appeals Under Central Excise Act Go to SC, Not High Court

May 20, 2024 429 Views 0 comment Print

Meghalaya High Court dismissed appeal, ruling that issues concerning service value must be appealed to Supreme Court under section 35L of Central Excise Act.

Incomplete & Inconsistent Test Reports: CESTAT remands case for fresh determination

May 17, 2024 531 Views 0 comment Print

Compelling imperative consequent upon contradictory reports cannot be ignored. For central excise authorities to assume anti­podal positions is neither becoming nor legally proper

Inordinate delay in adjudication of a show cause notice is fatal to its validity

May 17, 2024 2931 Views 0 comment Print

A detailed analysis of the Neelachal Ispat Nigam Ltd. Vs Union of India case from the Orissa High Court. Learn how prolonged adjudication delay can render decisions invalid.

Labelling & Re-Labelling of Containers is ‘Manufacture’ for CENVAT Credit: SC

May 17, 2024 984 Views 0 comment Print

Read about the Supreme Court’s decision on whether labelling containers qualifies as ‘manufacture’ for CENVAT credit under the Central Excise Act. Detailed analysis and conclusion provided.

Freight & Insurance Charges not includible in Assessable Value of Goods sold Ex-factory

May 17, 2024 1422 Views 0 comment Print

Understand CESTAT’s decision on inclusion of separately shown freight and insurance charges in excisable goods’ assessable value.

Issuance of second SCN without adjudicating first is jurisdictionally void: CESTAT Mumbai

May 16, 2024 3855 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Mumbai: Saf Yesat Company Pvt. Ltd. Vs. Commissioner of Central Excise – penalties deemed jurisdictionally void for issuing second SCN without adjudicating first.

Reusable Insulin Delivery Device classifiable under CTH 9018 3100: CESTAT Ahmedabad

May 16, 2024 582 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Ahmedabad rules in Sanofi India Limited’s favor, stating syringes without needles are not parts/accessories of goods under 9018, warranting a concessional duty rate.

Suspension of Bar License without Assigning Reason is Illegal: Andhra Pradesh HC

May 15, 2024 768 Views 0 comment Print

Andhra Pradesh High Court declares suspension of Teja Bar and Restaurant’s license illegal due to lack of reasons and violation of principles of natural justice.

Show Cause Notice Unadjudicated for 14 Years: Delhi HC issues Notice

May 15, 2024 573 Views 0 comment Print

Durga Trading Company case vs. The Additional Director General sees the Delhi High Court address a 14-year delay in adjudicating a Show Cause Notice.

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