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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 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 57 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 228 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


HC Criticizes Dept for Disregarding Judicial Discipline in Appeal Dismissal

May 7, 2025 1077 Views 0 comment Print

Rajasthan High Court criticized the CESTAT for failing to consider and discuss the binding precedent set by the Supreme Court in Balaji Steel Re-rolling Mills, despite it being specifically referred to by the appellant.

CESTAT Allows Cash Refund of CENVAT Credit (CVD/SAD) Paid Post-GST for Advance License Default, Citing Section 142 CGST Act

May 7, 2025 1392 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Mumbai rules Spacewood Furnishers eligible for cash refund of CVD/SAD/Cesses paid post-GST for Advance License default under Section 142 CGST Act.

Govt cannot Pursue Pre-IBC Dues After IBC Resolution Plan Approval: CESTAT Chennai

May 6, 2025 321 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Chennai dismisses tax appeals against Orchid Healthcare, ruling pre-resolution government dues not in NCLT plan are extinguished, citing Supreme Court.

Reclassification Unsustainable Without Furnishing relied upon Test Report: SC

May 3, 2025 513 Views 0 comment Print

Supreme Court held that re-classifying products based on the test report, which was leading to consequential differential duty demand, was not furnished to the appellant hence the same was in clear violation of principles of natural justice.

Excise Duty: Cross-Examination Rights Upheld by Supreme Court

April 26, 2025 4395 Views 0 comment Print

Supreme Court rules against denial of cross-examination in excise duty case (Andaman Timber vs Commissioner), citing natural justice violation.

Gujarat HC Imposes Token Cost on Department for Ignoring CESTAT Directions

April 24, 2025 627 Views 0 comment Print

Gujarat High Court held that imposed a token cost of Rs. 1,000 on department for disregarding the directions by Central Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal [CESTAT] and matter remanded for fresh de novo order.

Packing & Labeling of O‑Rings Not Manufacturing—No Excise Duty Payable

April 19, 2025 663 Views 0 comment Print

Explore Schrader Duncan Ltd vs Commissioner of Central Excise case where ‘O’ rings’ packing and labeling were deemed non-manufacturing under Chapter 4016, absolving them from excise duty

Rebate claim rejection not justified as cenvat credit not lapsed in terms of rule 11(3)(i) of CCR, 2004

April 18, 2025 528 Views 0 comment Print

Madras High Court dismissed the writ appeals and held that rejection of rebate claim by taking stand that cenvat credit has lapsed in view of rule 11(3)(i) of the Cenvat Credit Rules, 2004 [CCR 2004] is not tenable.

Interest Payable Only from Date of Wrong CENVAT Credit Utilization: CESTAT Chennai

April 15, 2025 786 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Chennai order in Steel Authority of India Ltd. vs. Commissioner of GST & Central Excise regarding irregular CENVAT credit, interest liability, and penalty imposition.

Kerala HC Dismisses Customs Appeal for Non-Compliance of Pre-Deposit Rules

April 11, 2025 621 Views 0 comment Print

Kerala High Court dismissed a tax appeal for non-compliance with pre-deposit requirements under Section 35F of the Central Excise Act. 

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