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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 732 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 20997 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 3639 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 186 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 246 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 207 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 486 Views 0 comment Print


Circular No. 868/06/2008-Central Excise, Dated: 9.5.2008

May 9, 2008 1915 Views 0 comment Print

In the budget 2008-09, certain amendments have been carried out in the CENVAT Credit Rules, 2004. Rule 6 of CENVAT Credit Rules, 2004 pertains to an assessee who manufactures dutiable and exempted goods and provision of taxable and exempted services. As a general principle, CENVAT credit is not allowed on input or input service used for the manufacture of exempted goods or provision of exempted services [refer Rule 6(1)]. Exception to Rule 6(1) is contained in rules 6(3), 6(5) and 6(6)

Notification No. 26/2008-Central Excise; Dated: 05.05.2008

May 5, 2008 1090 Views 0 comment Print

The principal notification No. 22/2003-Central Excise, dated the 31st March, 2003 was published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary, Part II, section 3 (i) vide G.S.R 265 (E), dated the 31st March, 2003 and last amended by notification No. 24/2008-Central Excise, dated the 11th April, 2008 published vide G.S.R. 282 (E), dated the 11th April, 2008.

Minimum penalty to be imposed under Central Excise Rules, 2002

May 4, 2008 5949 Views 0 comment Print

Even where a minimum penalty is prescribed, the authority has discretion to impose a lesser penalty depending on the facts and circumstances of the case. The amount mentioned in Rule 173Q(1) of the 1944 Rules or Rule 25(1) of the 2002 Rules is the maximum, and not the minimum. The amount shall not exceed the duty determined; if it is more than rupees five thousand, or rupees five thousand if the duty determined is less than rupees five thousand.

Regarding CENVAT credit taken or utilized in making of metallised plastic film

May 2, 2008 415 Views 0 comment Print

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 5B of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944), the Central Government hereby orders that where an assessee has paid duty of excise on metallised plastic film, falling under Chapter 39 (hereinafter referred to as final product),the CENVAT credit taken or utilized, of the duty or tax or cess paid on inputs , capital goods and input services used in the making of the said final product, shall not be required to be reversed.

Notification No. 25/2008-Central Excise; Dated: 29.04.2008

April 29, 2008 631 Views 0 comment Print

The principal notification No.6/2006-Central Excise dated the 1st March, 2006, was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide number G.S.R. 96(E), dated the 1st March, 2006 and was last amended vide notification No. 6/2008-Central Excise, dated the 1st March, 2008 which was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide number G.S.R. 134(E), dated the 1st March, 2008.

Entry Tax-Petitioner who had discharged his burden by producing the bills which had no rubber seal to the effect “local goods for the area”, cannot be held liable to pay the tax in the absence of any proof to the contrary

April 28, 2008 1107 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the legal case of M/s Goel Coal Co. vs. State of Madhya Pradesh regarding entry tax. Understand the significance of rubber seal on invoices and how the absence of such seal affects the liability of the petitioner. Read the High Court of Madhya Pradesh’s order dated 7/3/2008, highlighting key legal points. Get insights into the burden of proof, implications of the Ranomal case, and the petitioner’s entitlement to the prima facie import of the absence of a rubber stamp. Stay informed about the intricacies of entry tax laws in this comprehensive legal analysis.

Notification No. 24/2008-Central Excise, Dated: 11.04.2008

April 11, 2008 1384 Views 0 comment Print

“Provided that no such clearance or debonding of capital goods under the Export Promotion Capital Goods Scheme of Chapter 5 of the Foreign Trade Policy shall be allowed if the user industry has not fulfilled the positive NFE criteria at the time of clearance or debonding in terms of Para 6.18 (d) of Foreign Trade Policy.

Circular No. 867/05/2008-Central Excise, Dated 4.4.2008

April 4, 2008 700 Views 0 comment Print

Para 2 (VI)- Duty payment- As e-payment has been made mandatory for units paying duty of more than Rs. 50 lakh through PLA, this clause is deleted. Large Taxpayers should pay all taxes through e-payment mode only.

Notification No. 21/2008- Central Excise (N.T.) ;Dated: 28.03.2008

March 28, 2008 619 Views 0 comment Print

G.S.R. (E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1B) of section 35B of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944), the Central Board of Excise and Customs hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India,

Appointment of Chief Commissioners of Income Tax, Large Tax Payer Unit

March 27, 2008 493 Views 0 comment Print

In pursuance of the powers conferred by clause (b) of section 2 of the Central Excise Act, 1944 read with sub-rules (1) and (2) of rule 3 of the Central Excise Rules, 2002, the Central Board of Excise and Customs appoints the officers specified in column (1) of the Table below as Central Excise Officers, and invests them with all the powers of such officer specified in column.

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