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Tax Recovery Proceedings Under GST Law

Goods and Services Tax : Explains when recovery proceedings are triggered after a confirmed tax demand. Highlights that non-payment within the prescribed p...

April 17, 2026 792 Views 0 comment Print

Safari Retreats decision cannot be mechanically applied to all CENVAT Credit Rule cases

Excise Duty : CESTAT remands Kohler India case, stating Supreme Court's Safari Retreats judgment under CGST cannot be mechanically applied to CE...

July 16, 2025 1095 Views 0 comment Print

Demystifying Excise Duty and Cenvat Credit in A GST-Driven Supply Chain

Goods and Services Tax : An overview of India's pre-GST excise duty and CENVAT credit system, explaining how taxes were levied, credits claimed, and the ra...

July 5, 2025 1785 Views 0 comment Print

CENVAT credit can be claimed for telecom infrastructure: SC

Excise Duty : The Supreme Court upholds CENVAT credit for telecom infrastructure, ruling in favor of telecom operators on towers and shelters....

November 23, 2024 2427 Views 1 comment Print

Cenvat credit is allowed if inputs are wheeled out to sister company: Madras HC

Excise Duty : Explore the Madras High Courts decision in India Cement Limited v. Commissioner of Customs, allowing Cenvat credit for electricity...

February 29, 2024 1209 Views 0 comment Print


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Download ICAI Technical Guide to CENVAT Credit

Excise Duty : Introduction of CENVAT credit rules across goods and services in the year 2004 was one of the major steps in indirect taxes reform...

August 6, 2016 23082 Views 1 comment Print

Summary of Performance Audit on Cenvat credit scheme.

Excise Duty : We observed instances of non-submission of various prescribed returns by the assessees. Non-submission of returns would hinder th...

August 3, 2016 20641 Views 0 comment Print

Changes in Excise Duty Rates in Union Budget 2009

Excise Duty : However, the said goods would be exempt from excise duty subject to non availment of Cenvat credit on input. [Notification No 30/2...

July 11, 2009 3967 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Buyer’s Premises May Qualify as Place of Removal in FOR Contracts: CESTAT Chennai

Excise Duty : Tribunal observed that where goods are sold on FOR destination basis, the buyer’s premises may constitute the place of removal. ...

May 22, 2026 45 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Allows CENVAT Credit on GTA Services Due to FOR Destination Sales

Excise Duty : CESTAT Chennai held that CENVAT credit on outward transportation and insurance services cannot be denied where goods are sold on F...

May 20, 2026 450 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Mumbai Upholds SAD Credit Demand Due to Non-Reversal on Inputs

Excise Duty : CESTAT Mumbai upheld demand, interest, and penalty for failure to reverse SAD Cenvat credit on imported inputs transferred between...

May 17, 2026 231 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Rejects Cenvat Credit Claim as Amount Was Not Paid Towards CVD

Excise Duty : The Tribunal found that the Settlement Commission’s duty calculations did not establish any CVD component for certain advance li...

May 17, 2026 117 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Mumbai Sets Aside CENVAT Credit Demand & Penalty After Voluntary Reversal During Audit

Service Tax : CESTAT Mumbai held that recovery proceedings and penalty were unsustainable where inadmissible CENVAT credit was reversed before i...

May 15, 2026 90 Views 0 comment Print


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Provisions in Cenvat Credit Rules 2004 regarding reversal of credit

Service Tax : Is reversal under rule 6(3) of the Cenvat Credit Rules 2004 additionally required for all the services specified in notification 2...

July 5, 2019 6897 Views 0 comment Print

CGST (Amendment) Act, 2018- Clarification on Transitional Credit

Goods and Services Tax : The CENVAT credit of service tax paid under section 66B of the Finance Act, 1994 was available as transitional credit under sectio...

January 2, 2019 9507 Views 0 comment Print

CBEC notifies CENVAT Credit Rules, 2017

Excise Duty : CENVAT credit. - (1) A manufacturer or producer of final products shall be allowed to take credit (hereinafter referred to as the ...

June 30, 2017 14616 Views 0 comment Print

Availability of Cenvat Credit on inputs used in the manufacture of capital goods

Excise Duty : I am directed to invite your attention to the landmark judgement of the CESTAT Larger Bench in the case of Vandana Global Ltd. V/s...

July 25, 2010 2408 Views 0 comment Print

Rule 5 of the Cenvat Credit Rules, 2004 – Refund of Cenvat Credit – Amendment to Notification No. 42/2001-CE (NT), dated 26-6-2001

Excise Duty : It has been brought to the notice of the Board that some of the manufacturers of exempted goods are exporting such goods under bon...

June 28, 2010 2254 Views 0 comment Print


Penalty cannot be imposed under Rules 26 of Central Excise Rules, 2002 on employee of Company

January 22, 2023 1716 Views 0 comment Print

Hubergroup India Pvt Ltd Vs C.C.E. & S.T.-Daman (CESTAT Ahmedabad) As regard, penalty imposed on Shri. Suresh Nair employee of the appellant’s Company. I find that the issue of correct calculation of Cenvat Credit on the invoice issued by the 100% EOU was always in dispute, therefore, mala fide cannot be attributed to the employee […]

Cenvat Credit cannot be denied merely because zonal offices are situated separately

January 18, 2023 984 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Delhi held that as the zonal offices are integral part of the appellant and hence location of the same hardly makes any difference Accordingly Cenvat Credit allowed in respect of input services availed by zonal offices allowed.

CESTAT allows Cenvat Credit on Advertisement & Sales Promotion Services to Dabur India

January 16, 2023 537 Views 0 comment Print

Dabur India Limited Vs C.C.E & S.T. (CESTAT Ahmedabad) Appeal No. E/10573/2015 is filed by appellant – M/s. Dabur India Limited (Unit-1) against Order-in-Original No. VAP-EXCUS-000-COM-014-14-15 dated 30.12.2014 and Appeal No. E/10574/2015 is filed by appellants-M/s. Dabur India Limited (Unit-2) against Order-in-Original No. VAP-EXCUS-000-COM-015-14-15 dated 30.12.2014. The issue in both these appeals is common. Therefore, […]

Cenvat credit of CVD paid by debit in SFIS scrip – CESTAT directs re-adjudication

January 14, 2023 924 Views 0 comment Print

Nayara Energy Limited Vs Commissioner of Central Excise & ST, Rajkot (CESTAT Ahmedabad) The issue involved in this case is regarding the eligibility to avail Cenvat credit of the amount of CVD paid as debit in Served From India Scheme (SFIS). It is undisputed that as per Rule 3 of the Cenvat Credit Rules, any […]

No duty demand in absence of mala fide intention to send semi-finished product to hired premises

January 2, 2023 342 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Kolkata held that duty cannot be levied in absence of evidence proving that semi-finished products is sent to the hired premises with mala fide intention of the appellant.

Irregular CENVAT Credit availment cannot be alleged without any evidence & merely based on statements of transporters

January 2, 2023 594 Views 0 comment Print

AIC Iron Industries Private Limited Vs Commissioner of CGST & CX (CESTAT Kolkata) The first issue involved in this case is whether the Appellant had availed irregular CENVAT Credit as arrived by the Department holding that it was paper transaction without receipt of raw materials. Second issue is whether under the circumstances and the facts […]

Penalty under Rule 26 cannot be imposed for issuance of bogus LRs prior to 01.04.2007

December 31, 2022 459 Views 0 comment Print

Rajesh Kumar Narula Vs C.C.E. & S.T. (CESTAT Ahmedabad) CESTAT find that there is no dispute about the fact that the period involved in the present case is 2004-05. The offence of issuing bogus LR can at the most fall under the provision of Rule 26(2) of Central Excise Rules, 2002. However, the said provision […]

Reversal of proportionate Cenvat credit in respect of exempted goods – CESTAT directs readjudication

December 31, 2022 426 Views 0 comment Print

If appellant have not availed Cenvat credit in respect of input service used in exempted goods and if at all the same is availed and subsequently reversed proportionate credit, the assessee is not required to pay 5%/ 10%.

Cenvat credit eligible on Materials for making Foundation of Machineries in factory premises

December 31, 2022 1578 Views 0 comment Print

Cenvat credit eligible in respect of Cement, TMT bars, MS angles, channels, beams, racks, plates, etc. used for making foundation of machineries installed in the factory premises and also for making structures for support of the plant.

HC allows transition of CENVAT Credit by Input Service Distributor (ISD)

December 26, 2022 4473 Views 0 comment Print

Explore Apar Industries vs Union of India case in Bombay High Court. Petition on transition and distribution of CENVAT Credit. Key details and court directives.

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