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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 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 69 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 234 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


CENVAT Credit Allowed for Erection & Commissioning Services of Spray Drying Plant

August 6, 2023 552 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT rules in favor of Shivani Detergent Pvt. Ltd., upholding the CENVAT credit for erection & commissioning of a spray drying plant as ‘input service’.

Discrepancies between SCN & adjudication order: CESTAT Directs Re-Adjudication 

August 6, 2023 744 Views 0 comment Print

Read about the case of Ultratech Cements Ltd vs C.C.E. & S.T.-Rajkot in CESTAT Ahmedabad, where discrepancies between the SCN and adjudication order lead to a re-adjudication process.

CESTAT Orders Re-adjudication Due to Unprovided Verification Report

August 6, 2023 459 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Ahmedabad directs re-adjudication in the case of Senor Metals Pvt Limited vs. Commissioner of Central Excise & ST. The article discusses the demand of customs duty confirmed for manufacturing dutiable goods on job work basis without disclosing verification report.

Metal Finishing Chemicals & Electroplating Salts Qualify for Exemption Notification

August 6, 2023 429 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Ahmedabad rules in favor of Grauer & Weil India Limited in a case against Commissioner of Central Excise & ST. The article discusses the eligibility of Metal Finishing Chemicals and Electroplating Salts for exemption under Notification No. 10/1997-CE.

Duty Demand Quashed: No Evidence for Clandestine Goods Removal

August 5, 2023 1662 Views 0 comment Print

Analysis of Asian Plywood Industries Vs CGST & Excise case where demand of customs duty is quashed due to lack of evidence for clandestine goods removal.

CESTAT Directs Re-Examination of Clandestine Goods Removal Case as Witness not examined

August 1, 2023 591 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT orders re-consideration of a case involving Ashoka Re-Rolling Mills Private Ltd, concerning alleged clandestine removal of goods. Discover more here.

Excess Freight Charges collected from customers Not Subject to Excise Duty: CESTAT

August 1, 2023 876 Views 0 comment Print

An in-depth analysis of the CESTAT Ahmedabad ruling on whether excess freight charges should be included in transaction value for calculating excise duty.

CESTAT Quashes Service Tax Demand on grounds not covered or alleged in SCN

July 31, 2023 1110 Views 0 comment Print

The CESTAT Hyderabad quashes the demand of service tax on payment of insurance premium on a marine cargo policy due to lack of clarity in the show cause notice issued to EID Parry (India) Ltd.

Increase in SAED on Diesel Exports – Notification No. 25/2023-Central Excise

July 31, 2023 810 Views 0 comment Print

Stay informed about the latest amendment to Central Excise Act 1944. Notification No. 25/2023-Central Excise increases Special Additional Excise Duty on Diesel exports to Rs. 1 per litre from August 1, 2023.

Increase in SAED on Petroleum Crude – Notification No. 24/2023-Central Excise

July 31, 2023 1200 Views 0 comment Print

Stay updated with the latest amendment to Central Excise Act 1944. Notification No. 24/2023-Central Excise increases Special Additional Excise Duty on Petroleum Crude to Rs. 4,250 per tonne from August 1, 2023.

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