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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


Latest News


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 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 225 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


Assessee couldn’t accept Settlement Commission’s Order u/s 127C ‘In Parts’

January 28, 2025 486 Views 0 comment Print

The Settlement Commission held that the rectification of errors under Section 154 was confined to arithmetical or clerical errors and assessee’s application was beyond the scope of the Section 154.

Price of petroleum products agreed under MoU by Oil Marketing Companies is not transaction value

January 25, 2025 47166 Views 0 comment Print

Supreme Court held that the agreement between the oil marketing companies indicates that the price of petroleum products agreed under MoU is not a normal price and, therefore, is not a transaction value. Appeal allowed on the ground of extended period.

Central Excise Officer Appointments: Jurisdiction & Roles

January 23, 2025 1860 Views 0 comment Print

Notification 01/2025 outlines appointments and roles of Central Excise Officers for handling appeals under the Excise Act, specifying jurisdictions and responsibilities.

Tripura HC Remands Excise Duty Exemption Case in UOI Vs Dharampal Premchand Ltd.

January 23, 2025 564 Views 0 comment Print

Tripura HC remands the case of excise duty levy to the Commissioner for re-examination of supplier records and payment verification.

HC Cannot Entertain Appeals on Tax Issues Under Section 35G of Central Excise Act, 1944

January 22, 2025 1056 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi HC rules on non-maintainability of appeal in service tax case; advises the Commissioner to approach the Supreme Court under Section 35L.

Excise Refund can not be recovered without challenging refund order: CESTAT Chandigarh

January 3, 2025 987 Views 0 comment Print

Assessee was working under Notification No.56/2002-CE dated 14.11.2002 which provides for exemption from the duty of excise to specified goods cleared from industrial units in the State of Jammu & Kashmir to the extent of duty paid in cash by way of a refund mechanism, for a period of ten years from the date of publication of the notification or from the date of commencement of commercial production, whichever is later. During the scrutiny of ER-1 Returns

Orissa HC Dismisses Writ, Allows Statutory Appeal Before CESTAT

December 30, 2024 345 Views 0 comment Print

Orissa High Court dismisses writ petition in Iot Utkal Energy Services Ltd case, allowing petitioner to pursue statutory appeal before CESTAT.

CENVAT Credit Allowed on GTA Services for Transporting Goods to Buyer’s Premises

December 29, 2024 744 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Delhi rules in favor of Ambuja Cements, allowing CENVAT credit for service tax on GTA services used to transport goods to buyers on FOR basis.

Pure Coconut Oil Classified as ‘Edible Oil’ Unless marketed as ‘Hair Oil’: SC

December 28, 2024 2169 Views 0 comment Print

SC holds pure coconut oil as edible oilunder Heading 1513 unless marketed as hair oil. Judgment resolves a 15-year excise duty dispute.

Allegations of clandestine removal require conclusive proof: CESTAT Kolkata

December 28, 2024 867 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Kolkata rejects Revenue’s case against Agrasen Sponge Pvt Ltd, citing lack of evidence for alleged clandestine removal and production discrepancies.

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