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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


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 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 Inputs Transferred Free to Sister Unit for Electricity Production

April 25, 2024 600 Views 0 comment Print

Detailed analysis of CENVAT credit eligibility for electricity transferred to sister unit free of cost. Learn from the CESTAT Mumbai order on Finolex Industries Ltd vs. Commissioner.

SAED on Petroleum Crude Production increased to ₹9600 per Tonne from April 16, 2024

April 15, 2024 732 Views 0 comment Print

Get the latest update: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs increases SAED on production of Petroleum Crude to Rs. 9600 per tonne from April 16, 2024.

Madras HC Directs Stay on Interest Liability in Eicher Motors vs. Asst. Commissioner Case

April 14, 2024 1596 Views 0 comment Print

Read the detailed analysis of the Madras High Court’s judgment restraining the department from appropriating interest liability against Eicher Motors until the appellate court takes up the matter.

FIR cannot be registered solely on the basis of panchanama: Karnataka HC

April 12, 2024 2199 Views 0 comment Print

Karnataka High Court acquits accused under Excise Act. Detailed analysis reveals police cannot file FIR solely on seizure panchanama. Full text of judgment included.

Freight & Insurance Excluded from Assessable Value for Excise Duty: Cestat Ahmedabad

April 11, 2024 741 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Ahmedabad ruled that freight/insurance charges aren’t part of assessable value for excise duty. Detailed analysis & conclusions provided.

Printing Activity is not ‘Manufacturing’: Excise Duty demand not sustainable

April 9, 2024 1266 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Chennai rules printing activity by Chromaprint doesn’t constitute ‘manufacture,’ dismissing Excise Duty demand.

Without Intent to Evade Tax extended period of limitation cannot be invoked

April 9, 2024 1164 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Chandigarh order in Vinayak Industries Vs Commissioner of Central Excise & Customs clarifying that without intent to evade tax, extended period of limitation cannot be invoked.

SAED on Petroleum Crude Production Increased to Rs. 6800 per Tonne wef 04.04.2024

April 3, 2024 615 Views 0 comment Print

Ministry of Finance introduces Notification No. 11/2024 to amend Central Excise Act, raising Excise Duty on Petroleum Crude to Rs. 6800 per tonne.

Delhi HC grants Relief to Blackberry India in CENVAT Credit Case

March 31, 2024 1296 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the case of Blackberry India Pvt Ltd challenging a show cause notice regarding CENVAT credit refund. Understand the legal issues, contentions of both parties, and the High Court’s decision.

Consolidated notice providing multiple dates of hearing violates principles of natural justice

March 31, 2024 4104 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Chandigarh deems consolidated hearing notice with multiple dates a violation of natural justice, remanding an ex parte order. Analysis and implications discussed.

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