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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 3159 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 20994 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 3532 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 3348 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 1917 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 3624 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 141 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 66 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 342 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 192 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


Even if excise duty was legally not payable, credit cannot be denied

December 11, 2019 1236 Views 0 comment Print

Credit cannot be denied in the hands of the recipient even if the duty was legally not payable by the supplier or that higher amount of duty has been paid by the supplier against whom the department has initiated proceedings.

Area based Excise Duty exemption not cover exemption from Education Cess, NCCD

December 11, 2019 2289 Views 0 comment Print

Area based Excise Duty exemption does not cover exemption from Education Cess, NCCD – Analysis of M/s. Unicorn Industries Vs Union of India & Others (Supreme Court of India); Civil Appeal No. 9237 of 2019; 06/12/2019 When a particular kind of duty is exempted, other types of duty or cess imposed by different legislation for […]

‘Nimbooz’ cannot be classified as ‘Lemonade’ : CESTAT Chennai

December 10, 2019 1860 Views 0 comment Print

The appellant is engaged in the manufacture of aerated water and beverages which are sold under the brand ‘Nimbooz’ from March 2009 onwards. The issue under consideration is classification of ‘Nimbooz’.

SVLDR 2019 Circular dated 25.09.2019 is not violative of Scheme: Delhi HC

December 9, 2019 2211 Views 0 comment Print

Nidhi Gupta Vs Union of India and Anr. (Delhi High Court) In view of Rule 3 of the Sabka Vishwas (Legacy Dispute Resolution) Scheme, 2019, which is floated under the provisions of Finance Act, 2019, and looking to the definition of “amount in arrears”as stated herein above, by no stretch of imagination it can be […]

Cenvat credit can be availed on tour expenses of dealers

December 9, 2019 975 Views 0 comment Print

Merino Industries Ltd. Vs CCE (CESTAT Allahabad) CESTAT Allahabad has held that Cenvat credit for service tax paid on tour packages, provided by assessee to its dealers, was available to the assessee. The Tribunal in this regard observed that it was possible for the assessee to pay for tour expenses in cash yet they provided […]

Govt extends SVLDRS, 2019 to 8 More enactments

December 4, 2019 1251 Views 0 comment Print

Government hereby specifies the following enactments to which the Sabka Vishwas (Legacy Dispute Resolution) Scheme, 2019 shall be applicable, namely:-

Supplies made to SEZ from DTA units shall be treated as export

December 2, 2019 1638 Views 0 comment Print

For the period from 10-2-2006, the definition of the term ‘export’ under the Customs Act is not consistent with the definition of the term ‘export’ under the SEZ Act. However, the definition of the term ‘export’ under the SEZ Act shall prevail over the definition of term ‘export’ under the Customs Act. Therefore, supplies made to SEZ from DTA units shall be treated as export.

Refund of excess duty paid cannot be denied on basis of not reassessing bill of entries

November 30, 2019 9396 Views 0 comment Print

Refund applications could not be denied merely because the assessment orders were not challenged by assessee or reassessment of the bill of entries was not done

Central Excise Duty rebate claim filed after expiry of 1 year from export date is ineligible

November 27, 2019 1248 Views 0 comment Print

Section 11(B)(1) of the Act read with the Explanation thereto, clearly requires any claim for rebate to be submitted within one year of export of the goods, where against rebate is claimed. There is no provision which permits relaxation of this stipulated one year time limit.

SVLDRS 2019- Govt accepts only 2828 application till 18.11.2019

November 25, 2019 1458 Views 1 comment Print

The main components of Sabka Vishwas (Legacy Dispute Resolution) Scheme, 2019 are dispute resolution and amnesty. The number of applications received from taxpayers, including small taxpayers, and disputes resolved as on 18.11.2019 are as under:

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