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Notification No. 01/2016-Central Excise (N.T.) In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 37 of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the CENVAT Credit Rules, 2004, namely:-
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 5A of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944), the Central Government, being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance.
All the Chief Commissioners were to initiate withdrawal from the various fora. The reports regarding number of such appeals to be withdrawn sent by few Chief Commissioners do not match with the total number of appeals below the increased monetary limits of their Zones, which are pending before the High Courts and CESTAT, as available in the database of the Board.
Notification No. 03/2016-Central Excise Central Government, being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby makes the following further amendments in the notifications of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) specified in column (2) of the Table below, in the manner and to the extent specified in the corresponding entry in column (3) of the said Table, namely:-
Notification No. G.S.R. 101(E) (1) These rules may be called the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (Procedure for Appointment as President) Rules, 2016.
F.No.390/Misc./163/2010-JC Instruction dated 17.12.2015 will also apply to all pending appeals in the High Courts/ CESTAT. Vide the Board’s letter dated 01.01.2016, all the Principal Chief Commissioners/ Chief Commissioners were required to take immediate necessary action for cases which are below the new threshold limits subject to the conditions ibid.
The undersigned is directed to inform that this office is carrying out a study to explore whether the cases where prosecution proceedings are pending for more than 15 years and involving Central Excise duty of up to Rs. 5 lakhs, needs to be withdrawn.
Notification No. 2/2016-Central Excise prescribes the Basic Excise Duty (BED), with effect from 02.01.2016, on the following products at the rates indicated below: (i) Unbranded petrol from Rs. 7.73 per litre to Rs. 8.48 per litre; (ii) Branded petrol from Rs. 8.91 per litre to Rs. 9.66 per litre; (iii) Unbranded diesel from Rs.7.83 per litre to Rs. 9.83 per litre; and (iv) Branded diesel from Rs. 12.19 per litre to Rs. 10.19 per litre.
Circular No. 1013/01/2016-CX Attention is invited to the procedure followed by the field formations for payment of refund/rebate. Presently, most of the field formations follow the manual handing over/ despatch of cheques for payment of refund/rebate. Consequent to the sanction of refund/ rebate claims by the competent authority, cheques are being issued and the same are sent by either registered post or handed over to authorized persons. The present procedure entails paper work, manpower deployment by the claimants and delay in payment of refunds.
A reference was received from Minister of Road Transport Highways and Shipping, Government of India. Ministry has in its letter inter alia stated that, I. It has undertaken projects with the loan assistance of World Bank under National Highways Interconnectivity Improvement Programme (NHIP). II. Central Excise duty for the goods required for the execution of works financed by International Funding Organisation like World bank is exempted under Notification No. I 08/95-Central Excise, dated 28.08.1995(amended from time to time).
