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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


CESTAT Chandigarh Quashes Excise Duty Demand on ground of Limitation

November 29, 2023 948 Views 0 comment Print

Read the full text of CESTAT Chandigarh’s order quashing excise duty demand on auto parts manufacture by NTF (India) Pvt. Ltd. Explore the legal battle, key arguments, and the final verdict.

Physician Samples Valuation: Rule 4 of Central Excise (Valuation) Rules, 2000 Applicable

November 29, 2023 399 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the CESTAT Bangalore order on Elvina Pharmaceuticals Ltd. vs. Commissioner. Learn about the correct valuation method for physician samples under Central Excise rules.

Limitation Period Extension for Cenvat Credit Demand requires Suppression of Facts

November 29, 2023 729 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Ahmedabad rules against the demand of Cenvat credit on capital goods, citing the absence of suppression of facts. Full analysis and implications in this legal case.

Cenvat Credit reversal not required as Bagasse is not a manufactured final product

November 29, 2023 954 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the Ponni Sugars vs Commissioner of Central Excise case. CESTAT Chennai landmark ruling on CENVAT credit, bagasse, and legal implications.

Rule 9 of Central Excise Valuation Rules not applicable if Goods Sold to Both Related & Independent Buyers

November 26, 2023 1299 Views 0 comment Print

Jai Ba Metals Vs CCE (CESTAT Chandigarh) – Rule 9 will not be applicable When the goods are sold to related persons as well as to independent buyers 

Supplier Non-Response Doesn’t Invalidate Appellant’s Pulping Machine Ownership

November 26, 2023 513 Views 0 comment Print

Mere lack of supplier response won’t invalidate appellant’s Kraft Paper production. Find out more about this CESTAT Ahmedabad order in this blog post!

CESTAT allows CENVAT Credit of 2% CVD on Imported Steam Coal

November 26, 2023 1203 Views 0 comment Print

Explore Chettinad Cement appeal at CESTAT Chennai against denial of CENVAT credit on imported steam coal. Analysis of rules, legal precedents, and the tribunal decision.

Oversight of SSI Exemption: CESTAT Directs Re-adjudication

November 26, 2023 540 Views 0 comment Print

Explore case of Paras Founders & Engineers vs. C.C.E. – a dispute regarding excise duty & SSI exemption oversight. Read the analysis, background, legal precedents & CESTAT’s decision.

Service tax not leviable on amount received for loss/damage caused by breach of contract

November 24, 2023 792 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Delhi held that any penalty or compensation received for any loss or damage caused by breach or non performance of the terms of the contract is not by way of consideration. Accordingly, service tax is not leviable on the same.

Manufacture of High Security Registration Plates in Himachal Pradesh eligible for area based exemption

November 23, 2023 984 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Delhi held that area based exemption in terms of Notification No. 50/2003 dated 10.06.2003 available as manufacture of High Security Registration Plates is concluded in Himachal Pradesh only.

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