![Mere Shortage of Sugar Does Not Establish Clandestine Removal without Corroborative Evidence: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/08/500x300_2117717-cestat-allahabad-shortage-of-sugar-sugar-shortage-mere-shortage-of-sugar-taxscan.webp "Mere Shortage of Sugar Does Not Establish Clandestine Removal without Corroborative Evidence: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Mere Shortage of Sugar Does Not Establish Clandestine Removal without Corroborative Evidence: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Allahabad Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that mere shortage of sugar does not establish...
![Incidence of Differential Duty Not Transferred to Third Parties: CESTAT Grants BPCL’s ₹6.6Cr Protest Refund u/s 11B [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/05/250x150_2117152-incidence-duty-transferred-third-parties-cestat-grants-bpcl-protest-refund-taxscan.webp "Incidence of Differential Duty Not Transferred to Third Parties: CESTAT Grants BPCL’s ₹6.6Cr Protest Refund u/s 11B [Read Order]")
![Non-Compliance Fatal to Clandestine Removal Charge: CESTAT Quashes ₹9.26 Cr Excise Duty Demand for Lack of Evidence and Procedural Lapses [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/20/250x150_2113340-cestat-1.webp "Non-Compliance Fatal to Clandestine Removal Charge: CESTAT Quashes ₹9.26 Cr Excise Duty Demand for Lack of Evidence and Procedural Lapses [Read Order]")
![Entity Not Recognized as Manufacturer or Buyer Cannot Claim Excise Duty Refund Regardless of Who Paid: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/09/250x150_2111102-excise-duty-refund-cestat-taxscan.jfif "Entity Not Recognized as Manufacturer or Buyer Cannot Claim Excise Duty Refund Regardless of Who Paid: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Steel Manufacturer's Appeal Allowed: CESTAT Quashes Excise Duty Demand for Lack of Evidence on Clandestine Clearance [Read Order]
The Kolkata Bench of Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) allowed the steel manufacturer’s appeal and set aside an excise duty demand of Rs. 71,14,525/- alleging...
![Steel Manufacturers Appeal Allowed: CESTAT Quashes Excise Duty Demand for Lack of Evidence on Clandestine Clearance [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/16/500x300_2112515-steel-manufacturer-appeal-cestat-quashes-excise-duty-demand-taxscan.webp "Steel Manufacturers Appeal Allowed: CESTAT Quashes Excise Duty Demand for Lack of Evidence on Clandestine Clearance [Read Order]")
Excise Duty Cannot Rest on Assumptions: CESTAT Rules Clandestine Clearance Allegation Fails for Lack of Cogent Evidence [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Kolkata (CESTAT) has held that excise duty cannot be demanded on the basis of assumptions, presumptions, or preponderance of probabilities,...
![Excise Duty Cannot Rest on Assumptions: CESTAT Rules Clandestine Clearance Allegation Fails for Lack of Cogent Evidence [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/12/500x300_2111694-excise-duty-assumptions-cestat-rules-clandestine-clearance-allegation-cogent-evidence-taxscan.webp "Excise Duty Cannot Rest on Assumptions: CESTAT Rules Clandestine Clearance Allegation Fails for Lack of Cogent Evidence [Read Order]")
Clandestine Removal Charge Fails: CESTAT Drops ₹97.9 Lakh Excise Demand over Non-Compliance with S.9D and S. 36B [Read Order]
The Kolkata Bench of Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) held that THE clandestine removal charge could not be sustained and the demand of ₹97.9 lakh was required to be set...
![Clandestine Removal Charge Fails: CESTAT Drops ₹97.9 Lakh Excise Demand over Non-Compliance with S.9D and S. 36B [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/12/500x300_2111695-clandestine-removal-charge-fails-cestat-drops-excise-demand-over-non-compliance.webp "Clandestine Removal Charge Fails: CESTAT Drops ₹97.9 Lakh Excise Demand over Non-Compliance with S.9D and S. 36B [Read Order]")
Central Excise (Amendment) Bill 2025: End of GST Compensation Cess, What's Next for Tobacco and Sin Goods?
FinanceMinister Nirmala Sitharaman made a historic move in the Taxation System by introducing the Central Excise (Amendment) Bill, 2025, in the Lok Sabha on December 1, 2025, along with the Health...
Central Excise (Amendment) Bill 2025: Higher Duties Proposed on Cigarettes, Tobacco & Nicotine Product [Read Bill]
Central Excise (Amendment) Bill 2025: Higher Duties Proposed on Cigarettes, Tobacco & Nicotine Product The Central Government has introduced the Central Excise (Amendment) Bill, 2025 in...
![Central Excise (Amendment) Bill 2025: Higher Duties Proposed on Cigarettes, Tobacco & Nicotine Product [Read Bill]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/02/500x300_2109499-india-puff-up-gst-cigarettes-tobacco-products-taxscan.webp "Central Excise (Amendment) Bill 2025: Higher Duties Proposed on Cigarettes, Tobacco & Nicotine Product [Read Bill]")
Assumptions and Private Records from Third-Party Premises Cannot Prove Dept. Allegation: CESTAT Quashes ₹67 Cr Excise Duty [Read Order]
The Kolkata Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) set aside a confirmed Central Excise Duty demand of approximately ₹67 Crores and ruled that allegations of ...
![Assumptions and Private Records from Third-Party Premises Cannot Prove Dept. Allegation: CESTAT Quashes ₹67 Cr Excise Duty [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/28/500x300_2108497-cestat-kolkata-excise-duty-taxscan.webp "Assumptions and Private Records from Third-Party Premises Cannot Prove Dept. Allegation: CESTAT Quashes ₹67 Cr Excise Duty [Read Order]")
CESTAT Holds Type Test Charges Not Liable to Excise Duty Under Section 4: Quashes Demand and Penalty Against Crompton Greaves [Read Order]
The Mumbai Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) set aside the demand and penalty imposed on Crompton Greaves Ltd. for including “type test” charges in the...
![CESTAT Holds Type Test Charges Not Liable to Excise Duty Under Section 4: Quashes Demand and Penalty Against Crompton Greaves [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/11/500x300_2104241-cestat-type-test-charges-liable-excise-duty-under-section-4-quashes-demand-penalty-crompton-greaves-txn.webp "CESTAT Holds Type Test Charges Not Liable to Excise Duty Under Section 4: Quashes Demand and Penalty Against Crompton Greaves [Read Order]")