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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 3153 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 3594 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


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 45 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

CESTAT Allows Appeals as Manufacturer & Marketing Company Were Not Related Persons

Excise Duty : CESTAT Chandigarh held that the manufacturer and marketing company could not be treated as related persons under the Central Excis...

June 5, 2026 93 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


CESTAT Chennai upholds rebate for Vedanta Ltd on exported Anode Slime

August 30, 2023 615 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Chennai upholds rebate for Vedanta Ltd on exported Anode Slime. Excise Duty demand negated following clarification on duty applicability.

CESTAT Allows Excise Duty Exemption for Pre-Laminated Bagasse Board

August 30, 2023 465 Views 0 comment Print

Analysis of the CESTAT Ahmedabad’s ruling in favor of Richa Particle Board Pvt Ltd. Highlights the excise duty exemption for Pre Laminated Bagasse Board.

CESTAT Quashes Excise Duty Demand on Third Party Inspection Charges

August 30, 2023 459 Views 0 comment Print

In Transformers & Rectifiers India Ltd vs. C.C.E.-Ahmedabad-ii case, CESTAT Ahmedabad rules that third-party inspection charges are not part of assessable value. Analysis and conclusion included.

Mere technicalities shouldn’t thwart right to a fair hearing: CESTAT Allahabad

August 30, 2023 438 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Allahabad revisits delay in appeal by E L Sewedy Electrometer due to the Director’s absence abroad. Focus on re-adjudication and merits.

Procedural error leading to short payment shouldn’t result in hefty penalty for director: CESTAT

August 30, 2023 546 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Ahmedabad quashes penalty on Azaz Lokhandwala, Director of Schurter Electronics. No suppression of facts found as goods cleared with the right invoice.

Sugar cess paid on import of raw sugar duly available as cenvat credit

August 29, 2023 1380 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Ahmedabad it is settled legal position that cenvat credit on the sugar cess paid as part of CVD in respect of import of raw sugar is duly available.

No Excise Duty on Steel Structures forming part of Permanent Civil Construction: CESTAT

August 29, 2023 750 Views 0 comment Print

Examine the verdict by CESTAT Chennai concerning Sri Saraswathi Propeller Works’ case against GST & Central Excise, focusing on excise duty on steel structures.

HC accepts appellants’s duty redetermination request based on a SC judgment

August 29, 2023 531 Views 0 comment Print

Madras High Court examines Central Excise rules concerning a steel manufacturer’s duty redetermination request based on a Supreme Court judgment.

Recovery of Refunded Amount Not Permissible Based on Subsequent SC Decision

August 28, 2023 708 Views 0 comment Print

J&K and Ladakh High Court rules no recovery of previously refunded cess amount by the Revenue Department, dismissing a delayed appeal of 1488 days.

CENVAT Credit availed on trading activity is not admissible

August 28, 2023 1122 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Chennai held that cenvat credit availed on trading activity is not admissible, accordingly, cenvat credit admissible on common input services needs to be reversed by invoking the extended period of limitation.

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