![Penalty u/s 11AC(1)(c) Not Invokable in Absence of substantive evidence to Prove Deliberate Non-payment of Excise duty: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/27/500x300_2055042-cestat-cestat-hyderabad-penalty-taxscan.webp "Penalty u/s 11AC(1)(c) Not Invokable in Absence of substantive evidence to Prove Deliberate Non-payment of Excise duty: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Penalty u/s 11AC(1)(c) Not Invokable in Absence of substantive evidence to Prove Deliberate Non-payment of Excise duty: CESTAT [Read Order]
In a recent case, the Hyderabad bench of Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that penalty under section ...
![Packing/repacking of parts of a device is not manufacturing u/s 2(f)(iii) of Central Excise Act: CESTAT sets aside Excise Duty Demand [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/06/24/250x150_2054007-excise-duty-demand-cestat-taxscan.webp "Packing/repacking of parts of a device is not manufacturing u/s 2(f)(iii) of Central Excise Act: CESTAT sets aside Excise Duty Demand [Read Order]")
![‘Appropriate rate of Duty’ used in Excise Notification is same for finished goods cleared on payment of duty at ‘Nil’ rate”: CESTAT sets aside Duty Demand [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Demand-of-Excise-Duty-Excise-Duty-Evade-Tax-CESTAT-Demanding-Duty-CESTAT-sets-aside-order-Demanding-Duty-taxscan.jpg "‘Appropriate rate of Duty’ used in Excise Notification is same for finished goods cleared on payment of duty at ‘Nil’ rate”: CESTAT sets aside Duty Demand [Read Order]")
![Wrong Availment of Exemption Notification Does Not Prove Intention was to Evade Payment of Central Excise Duty: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Evade-Payment.jpg "Wrong Availment of Exemption Notification Does Not Prove Intention was to Evade Payment of Central Excise Duty: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Spent Catalyst removed as by-product from factory not a manufactured product, Excise duty not Demandable: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Mumbai bench of the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ) has held that excise duty is not demandable as spent catalyst removed as a by-product from the factory is not a...
![Spent Catalyst removed as by-product from factory not a manufactured product, Excise duty not Demandable: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Spent-Catalyst-by-product-Excise-duty-Not-Demandable-taxscan.jpg "Spent Catalyst removed as by-product from factory not a manufactured product, Excise duty not Demandable: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Excise Duty not Applicable on Branded Readymade Garments Manufactured before 01.03.2011: CESTAT [Read Order]
In a recent ruling, the Mumbai Bench of Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ) has held that excise duty not applicable on branded readymade garments manufactured before...
![Handling Charges not Includible in Assessable Value of Excisable Goods: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/CESTAT-Ahmedabad-Excisable-Goods-Assessable-Value-of-Excisable-Goods-TAXSCAN.webp "Handling Charges not Includible in Assessable Value of Excisable Goods: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Excise Duty not Required on Separately Charged Freight in Sale Invoices for Excisable Goods: CESTAT [Read Order]
In a recent case before Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ) it was ruled that No Central Excise Duty is required to be paid on the freight charged separately in the...
![Excise Duty not Required on Separately Charged Freight in Sale Invoices for Excisable Goods: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Excise-Duty-Required-Separately-Charged-Freight-Sale-Invoices-Excisable-Goods-CESTAT-taxscan.jpg "Excise Duty not Required on Separately Charged Freight in Sale Invoices for Excisable Goods: CESTAT [Read Order]")
CESTAT upholds Central Excise Duty Demand due to Raw Material and Finished Goods Shortage u/s 11A, confirms Liability for Penalty [Read Order]
The single bench of the Customs Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ) in Delhi, has upheld the Central Excise duty demand under Section 11A read with Section 174 of the CGST Act, 2017,...
![CESTAT upholds Central Excise Duty Demand due to Raw Material and Finished Goods Shortage u/s 11A, confirms Liability for Penalty [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/CESTAT-CESTAT-Delhi-central-excise-penalty-Excise-Duty-of-Raw-Material-TAXSCAN.jpeg "CESTAT upholds Central Excise Duty Demand due to Raw Material and Finished Goods Shortage u/s 11A, confirms Liability for Penalty [Read Order]")
Allegation of Clandestine Removal without evidence or proof: CESTAT quashes ₹3.17 L Excise Duty Demand [Read Order]
The Kolkata bench of the Customs Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) quashed the ₹3.17 lakh excise duty demand due to the allegation of clandestine removal being made without any...
![Allegation of Clandestine Removal without evidence or proof: CESTAT quashes ₹3.17 L Excise Duty Demand [Read Order]](https://www.taxscan.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Clandestine-Removal-CESTAT-Kolkata-Clandestine-Removal-without-evidence-CESTAT-quashes-Allegation-of-Clandestine-taxscan.jpg "Allegation of Clandestine Removal without evidence or proof: CESTAT quashes ₹3.17 L Excise Duty Demand [Read Order]")