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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 20988 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 1908 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 3600 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 45 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 222 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 186 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 213 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


Payment of 5%/10% of value of exempted goods unjustified as proportionate credit reversed

September 14, 2023 621 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Ahmedabad held that demand under Clause (i) of Rule 6(3) i.e. payment of 5%/10% of the value of exempted goods unjustified as appellant rightly availed the option of sub-rule (3A) of Rule 6 of CCR, 2004 i.e. reversal of proportionate cenvat credit attributed to exempted goods.

Failure to declare amount in return alone does not imply wilful suppression

September 14, 2023 1659 Views 0 comment Print

Analyze the CESTAT Chandigarh order in M R Beltings vs. Commissioner of Central Excise, focusing on the issue of willful suppression and its impact on excise duty demand.

Cenvat available on naphtha used for generation of electricity which is consumed within factory

September 13, 2023 894 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Kolkata held that naphtha used for generation of electricity which is consumed within the factory of production is eligible for Cenvat Credit.

Benefit of notification 67/95-CE available to molasses captively consumed for manufacture of rectified spirit

September 13, 2023 1203 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Bangalore held that benefit of notification no. 67/95-CE dated 16.03.1995 available in respect of molasses which is captively consumed for the manufacture of rectified spirit as rectified spirit is a dutiable excisable goods.

Demand of 10%/6%/5% on value of exempted goods not sustained as proportionate cenvat credit reversed

September 13, 2023 801 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Ahmedabad held that appellant is not liable to pay an amount equal to 10%/6%/5% of the value of exempted goods as proportionate Cenvat credit on common input service attributed to the exempted final product already reversed.

Recovery mechanism of Rule 3(5B) of Cenvat Credit Rules is Effective from 01.03.2013

September 13, 2023 1296 Views 0 comment Print

Exploring the key details of the GKN Driveline (India) Ltd vs CCE case at CESTAT Chandigarh, and its impact on the reversal of Cenvat Credit under Rule 3(5B).

Duty Overpayment: No Discrepancy Found, Suo Moto Re-Credit Justified

September 13, 2023 696 Views 0 comment Print

Analyzing the CESTAT Ahmedabad ruling on Bayer Vapi Pvt Ltd. vs C.C.E. & S.T.-Daman case, focusing on Cenvat re-credit, suo moto reversal, and legal implications.

Mere delay in verification isn’t enough to allege fact suppression under Section 11A

September 13, 2023 462 Views 0 comment Print

Understand why a mere delay in verification isn’t enough to allege fact suppression under Section 11A. Intent matters. Learn more in this analysis.

Top gas is refuse and cannot be held to be manufactured goods

September 12, 2023 738 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Bangalore held that top gas is refuse like dross and skimmings which are merely scum thrown out in the manufacture of aluminium sheets and have been held not to be “manufactured” goods.

No excise duty on Spent earth arising in oil refining, bleaching process

September 12, 2023 495 Views 0 comment Print

Spent earth (By-Product)arising in oil refining, bleaching process arising is not liable to Excise duty -Awn Agro P Ltd Vs C.C.E. & S.T. (CESTAT Ahmedabad)

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