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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 3804 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 3396 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 828 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 621 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 21336 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 3586 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 594 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 3654 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 2058 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 4050 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Gujarat HC Allows CENVAT Re-Credit After Cash Payment Through PLA to Prevent Double Recovery

Excise Duty : Gujarat HC quashed rejection of ₹3.74 crore re-credit and directed credit restoration, holding PLA payment could not result in d...

July 12, 2026 42 Views 0 comment Print

Post-Manufacture Type Test Charges Excluded from Excise Value: CESTAT Mumbai

Excise Duty : CESTAT Mumbai set aside excise demand, holding optional type test charges collected separately after manufacture are not includibl...

July 12, 2026 60 Views 0 comment Print

Waste & Scrap Not Manufactured Goods Under Rule 6(3): CESTAT Delhi

Excise Duty : CESTAT Delhi set aside Rule 6 demands, holding job work under Notification 214/86-CE is not an exempted service and waste and scra...

July 12, 2026 213 Views 0 comment Print

Excise Valuation Rule 8 Inapplicable to Prototype Vehicle Testing Clearances: CESTAT Mumbai

Excise Duty : CESTAT Mumbai set aside excise demands, holding Rule 8 inapplicable as prototype vehicles cleared for testing were not used in fur...

July 12, 2026 42 Views 0 comment Print

CENVAT Credit Denial Set Aside on Air Separation Plant Goods: CESTAT Hyderabad

Excise Duty : CESTAT Hyderabad allowed CENVAT credit on goods used for an Air Separation Plant, held ownership irrelevant, demand time-barred, a...

July 11, 2026 96 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


CBIC Revises SAED on ATF Exports to ₹7.5 Per Litre from 1st July 2026

Excise Duty : Notification No. 37/2026 revises the SAED rate on ATF exports outside India to Rs. 7.5 per litre. The revised rate takes effect fr...

June 30, 2026 231 Views 0 comment Print

SAED on Petrol & Diesel Exports Revised to ₹4 & ₹8.5 Per Litre from 1st July 2026

Excise Duty : Notification No. 36/2026 revises SAED rates on petrol and diesel exports outside India to Rs. 4 and Rs. 8.5 per litre. The revised...

June 30, 2026 195 Views 0 comment Print

Mauritius & Maldives Added to RIC Exemption for PSU Petrol & Diesel Exports

Excise Duty : Notification No. 35/2026 extends the Road and Infrastructure Cess exemption on petrol and diesel exports by Public Sector Oil Comp...

June 30, 2026 333 Views 0 comment Print

CBIC Extends RIC Exemption on PSU Petrol & Diesel Exports to Mauritius & Maldives

Excise Duty : Notification No. 34/2026-Central Excise expands the specified country list in paragraph 2(b) by including Maldives and Mauritius. ...

June 30, 2026 135 Views 0 comment Print

CBIC Extends SAED Exemption on PSU ATF Exports to Mauritius & Maldives

Excise Duty : Notification No. 33/2026 extends the SAED exemption on ATF exports by Public Sector Oil Companies to Mauritius and Maldives. The a...

June 30, 2026 162 Views 0 comment Print


CESTAT Upholds Cenvat Credit Denial for Use of Non-Genuine Excise Duty-Paid Documents

June 15, 2026 189 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Ahmedabad ruled that Cenvat Credit cannot be retained when based on invoices issued by fake or non-existent suppliers. The Tribunal held that the assessee failed to verify supplier identity as required under Rule 7(2).

CESTAT Rejects Demand as CENVAT Credit Need Not Lapse When Dutiable Goods Continue

June 15, 2026 192 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal held that Rule 11(3) does not apply where common inputs are used for both exempted and dutiable products. Credit balances could continue to be utilised for payment of duty on dutiable goods.

SC Upholds Excise Interest Demand as Interim Stay Does Not Extinguish Statutory Liability

June 13, 2026 219 Views 0 comment Print

The Supreme Court held that a stay on recovery proceedings only suspends enforcement and does not wipe out the obligation to pay interest on excise arrears. The beneficiary of an interim order must restore the successful party to the position it would have occupied otherwise.

Allahabad HC Waives Penal Interest as Excise Dues Were Paid & Interim Protection Had Been Restored

June 13, 2026 162 Views 0 comment Print

The Court held that penal interest could not be imposed after the petitioner had paid the admitted dues and the earlier dismissal order had been recalled. The ruling turned on the specific facts of the case and was declared non-precedential.

CESTAT Delhi Sets Aside Excise Demand as Department Had Consistently Classified Product as Chewing Tobacco

June 13, 2026 237 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal observed that multiple departmental orders and ER-1 returns consistently reflected classification under CETI 2403 99 10. The later stand taken in the show cause notice was found to be inconsistent with the department’s earlier conduct. The impugned order was therefore set aside.

Government Waives AIDC on Higher Ethanol-Blended Petrol

June 10, 2026 249 Views 0 comment Print

Notification No. 29/2026-Central Excise grants Nil Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess on E22, E25, E27 and E30 petrol blends. The move strengthens the Government’s efforts to promote cleaner and sustainable fuel alternatives.

CBIC notifies Nil Road and Infrastructure Cess on E22 to E30 Petrol

June 10, 2026 288 Views 0 comment Print

Notification No. 28/2026-Central Excise exempts E22, E25, E27 and E30 petrol blends from additional excise duty in the form of Road and Infrastructure Cess. The measure advances India’s policy objective of encouraging cleaner transportation fuels.

Nil special additional excise duty Benefit extended to E22, E25, E27 & E30 Petrol Blends

June 10, 2026 354 Views 0 comment Print

Notification No. 27/2026-Central Excise extends Nil special additional excise duty benefits to E22, E25, E27 and E30 petrol blends. The measure strengthens the Government’s policy framework promoting ethanol-based fuels.

Government Grants Excise Exemption as Higher Ethanol-Blended Petrol Needs Policy Support

June 10, 2026 405 Views 0 comment Print

Notification No. 26/2026-Central Excise extends Nil excise duty benefits to petrol blended with 22%, 25%, 27% and 30% ethanol. The move reinforces the Government’s commitment to expanding ethanol usage in the fuel sector.

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

June 10, 2026 387 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Mumbai held that Rule 16(2) of the Central Excise Rules does not mandate that remanufactured goods be supplied back to the original customer. The Tribunal allowed the credit and ordered refund of the demand.

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