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Excise Duty : India reduced excise duty on petrol and diesel to offset rising global crude prices due to geopolitical tensions. The move aimed t...
Excise Duty : Health Security & National Security (HSNS) Cess Act, 2025 introduces a standalone statutory cess aimed at funding national health ...
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...
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...
Excise Duty : Discover how the Central Excise (Amendment) Act, 2025 revamps tobacco taxation, introducing steep excise duties on cigarettes, che...
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...
Excise Duty : A special court imposed five years’ rigorous imprisonment and heavy fines after finding assets far beyond known income. The ruli...
Excise Duty : The FAQs confirm that cess is computed on maximum rated machine speed rather than actual production. This ensures certainty in tax...
Excise Duty : The FAQs clarify how excise duty on chewing tobacco, jarda, and gutkha will be levied based on packing machine capacity rather tha...
Excise Duty : CESTAT issues instructions for e-filing appeals, detailing registration, filing process, documents, fees, and compliance with Proc...
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 ...
Excise Duty : CESTAT Delhi held that works contract services used for repair and maintenance of existing plant and machinery qualify as input se...
Excise Duty : CESTAT Chennai held that exports made under Notification No. 30/2004-CE and the DEPB scheme cannot be included in exempted turnove...
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-...
Excise Duty : CESTAT held that where the value of goods sent for job work had already been considered for credit reversal purposes, including it...
Excise Duty : The Lakshadweep Excise Regulation, 2026 establishes a comprehensive framework for licensing, manufacture, sale, transport, and con...
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 ...
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 ...
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...
Excise Duty : The Ministry of Finance amended the central excise notification issued in March 2026 by revising rates applicable to specified goo...
Varun Beverages Limited Vs Commissioner of Central Excise & Service Tax (CESTAT Delhi) The preliminary objection by the appellant is that a show cause notice (SCN) dated 10 February 2016 was issued by the Department demanding duty short paid by irregularly availing exemption under Notification No. 1/2011-CE along with interest and penalty. The present show […]
Khyati Ispat Private Limited Vs Principal Commissioner (CESTAT Delhi) The facts of the case, in brief, are that M/s Khyati Ispat Pvt. Ltd., Raipur3, is a private limited company engaged in manufacture of Iron and Steel products, such as, angles, channels & joists falling under Chapter 72 of Schedule II to the Central Excise Tariff […]
Mithila Drugs Pvt. Ltd. Vs. Commissioner, Central Goods and Service Tax,(CESTAT Delhi) CESTAT finds that the payment of CVD and SAD subsequently during GST regime, for the imports made prior to 30.06.2017 is not disputed under the advance authorisation scheme. It is also not disputed that the appellant have paid the CVD and SAD in […]
Jagdish Das Vs Union of India (Calcutta High Court) Heard learned Advocates appearing for the parties. In this writ petition, petitioner has challenged the impugned show-cause-cum-demand notice dated 23rd April, 2021 issued by the CGST Authority concerned on the ground that the same was issued without issuing pre-show cause notice consultation as per Circular No.1076/02/2020 […]
Swiss Glascoate Equipments Vs C.C.E. & S.T. (CESTAT Ahmedabad) The issue involved is whether the appellant is entitled for Cenvat Credit in respect of repair and maintenance of wind mill which is located outside the factory premises. Both the lower authorities have denied the Cenvat Credit on the ground that the wind mill is located […]
Solara Active Pharma Sciences Ltd. Vs Commissioner of CGST (CESTAT Mumbai) Undisputedly in the present case appellant had filed a refund claim with the jurisdictional Assistant Commissioner claiming refund of Rs 8,59,420/- on 09.02.2017. The refund claim was adjudged in favour of appellants by the said authority vide order dated 05.05.2017 to the extent of […]
Learn about CESTAT Chennai’s decision on Appu Hotels Ltd.’s eligibility for exemption under Notification No.8/2003-CE for using the brand name “Le Royal Meridien
Bengal Beverages Private Limited Vs Commissioner of CGST & CX (CESTAT Kolkata) Briefly stated, the facts of the case are that the Appellant is engaged in the manufacture and clearance of Aerated water and Fruit based drinks (in short ‘final products’) classifiable under Chapter- 22 of the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985 on payment of […]
Bird Audio Electronics Vs Commissioner of CGS (CESTAT Delhi) CBEC Circular No.423/56/98-CX dated 22.09.1998 also stresses the need for concerned Departments to issue timely demands through SCN. The Hon’ble High Court of Madras in the case of Commissioner of Central Excise, Coimbatore vs. Pricol Ltd. reported as 2015 (320) ELT 703 (Mad.) has held that […]
State of Orissa Vs Utkal Distilleries Ltd (Supreme Court) Constitution makers distributed the term ‘alcohol liquor’ into two heads, viz., (a) for human consumption; and (b) other than for human consumption. It has been held that the alcoholic liquors, which are for human consumption, are put in Entry 51 List II authorizing the State Legislature […]
