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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


Dealer Advertisement Expenses not includible in Assessable Value for Excise Duty

March 24, 2024 1101 Views 0 comment Print

Discover the legal nuances behind excluding dealer advertisement expenses from assessable value. Analysis of Suzuki Motorcycle India Private Limited Vs Commissioner of Central Excise (CESTAT Chandigarh).

Appellant entitled to avail cenvat credit on input services distributed by ISD (HO_

March 23, 2024 1029 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Kolkata sets aside orders and allows appeals in Nalco Water India Limited Vs Commissioner of CGST & Excise, Howrah case, holding distribution of input service credit on a pro rata basis valid.

Charges of clandestine removal and undervaluation based on assumptions and presumptions unsustainable: Delhi HC

March 16, 2024 1533 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court held that charges relating to clandestine removal and undervaluation of goods cannot be sustained merely on the basis of assumptions and presumptions. Accordingly, addition rightly deleted.

SAED on Petroleum Crude production increased to Rs. 4900 per tonne from 16.03.2024

March 15, 2024 513 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the latest amendments made by the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) through Notification No. 10/2024-Central Excise dated March 15, 2024.

HC Can’t Hear Appeals on Excise Duty Rate or Goods Value Determination: Rajasthan HC

March 13, 2024 639 Views 0 comment Print

Rajasthan High Court clarifies that high courts cannot entertain appeals on determination of excise duty rates or value of goods for assessment.

MRP Assessment Applies to Mineral/Aerated Water, Not Packaged Drinking Water: CESTAT

March 13, 2024 531 Views 0 comment Print

In a case between Sree Gokulam Food and Beverages Pvt Ltd and the Commissioner of GST & Central Excise, CESTAT Chennai rules that MRP-based assessment applies only to mineral water and aerated water, not packaged drinking water.

CESTAT quashes Penalty on time barred excise duty demand

March 7, 2024 600 Views 0 comment Print

Learn about Lyka Labs Limited Vs Commissioner of Central Excise & ST case. CESTAT Ahmedabad ruled no penalty under Excise Act when CENVAT credit paid for exempted goods.

Education Cess Refund: Unicorn Industries Decision Doesn’t Affect Past Final Decisions

March 6, 2024 1254 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Chandigarh rules in favor of Jindal Photo Limited, allowing refund of Education Cess based on past final decisions, overruling the Unicorn Industries case.

CESTAT Quashes Appeal for Violating Rule 20: Maximum Three Adjournments Allowed in Appellate Hearings

March 4, 2024 963 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Allahabad dismisses appeal for violation of Rule 20 due to repeated adjournments. Detailed analysis of the impact of adjournment culture on justice delivery.

Transportation Costs Exclusion Not a Basis to Deny CENVAT Credit: CESTAT

March 3, 2024 519 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Ahmedabad rules non-inclusion of transportation costs in assessable value doesn’t justify denying CENVAT Credit, providing relief to APAR Industries Ltd.

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