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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


Adding preservatives to ayurvedic medicine will change classification of medicine

September 22, 2023 681 Views 0 comment Print

In Lyka Labs Ltd. vs. C.C.E. & S.T., CESTAT Ahmedabad addresses the classification of Ayurvedic medicaments with non-active ingredients, setting legal precedence.

No SCN eequired as Appellant Self-Reversed Cenvat Credit during Audit: CESTAT

September 22, 2023 600 Views 0 comment Print

In Panihati Rubber Ltd. vs. Commissioner of Central Excise case, appellant self-reversed CENVAT credit during an audit, avoiding need for an SCN.

CESTAT Ahmedabad Set Aside Penalty due to Lack of Malafide Intent

September 21, 2023 1044 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Ahmedabad ruling in Sonic Chain Pvt Ltd Vs C.C.E. & S.T.-Rajkot clarifies no penalty under Central Excise Rule 26 if no malafide intention. Analysis.

Imposition of penalty not sustainable as duty demand settled under SVLDR Scheme

September 20, 2023 1155 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Delhi held that when the demand of duty has been settled under SVLDR Scheme, the imposition of penalty would fail on simple ground that if the appellants had applied under the said scheme, they would have paid ‘nil’ duty.

Excise payable on stock of liquor as manufacturer and seller is only one

September 20, 2023 906 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court held that the petitioner is liable to pay excise duty on leftover stock of liquor transferred by two erstwhile licensees, both the erstwhile licensees and the Petitioner are one and the same. The manufacturer and seller of the liquor was only one i.e. the Petitioner and hence excise duty payable.

Mens Rea Necessary for Penalty under Central Excise Rules: CESTAT

September 20, 2023 792 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Chandigarh rules on penalty in CCE-Jammu Vs. Khyber Industries (P) Ltd. Detailed analysis of mens rea requirement under Rule 25 of Central Excise Rules.

Cenvat eligible for clearance of dyed yarn if duty paid at doubling stage

September 19, 2023 354 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Mumbai held that Cenvat credit can be availed for clearance of dyed yarn, if the duty is paid at the doubling stage.

Excise Duty Exemption Granted upon Compliance with Notification Requirements

September 19, 2023 615 Views 0 comment Print

Analysis of Alstom T & D India Ltd. vs. Commissioner of GST & Central Excise case, exemption from excise duty, and CESTAT Chennai’s decision.

CESTAT allows Cenvat Credit for Sari Guard & Mirror Assembly cleared with motor cycle

September 19, 2023 300 Views 0 comment Print

Explore CESTAT Chandigarh order allowing Cenvat Credit for Sari Guard and Mirror Assembly in case of Hero Motorcorp Ltd. vs. Commissioner of Central Excise.

CA Certificate Suffices to Prove Non-Pass on of Excise Duty Obligation

September 19, 2023 1020 Views 0 comment Print

Analyze CESTAT Mumbai’s ruling in Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. vs. Commissioner of Central Excise, focusing on ‘unjust enrichment’ and CA certificate’s role in excise duty cases.

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