![Levy Includes Imposition, Assessment & Recovery: Madras HC Upholds Application of Excise Act to Recover Clean Environment Cess [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/02/20/2126487-levy-includes-imposition-madras-hc-upholds-application-of-excise-act-.webp "Levy Includes Imposition, Assessment & Recovery: Madras HC Upholds Application of Excise Act to Recover Clean Environment Cess [Read Order]")
Levy Includes Imposition, Assessment & Recovery: Madras HC Upholds Application of Excise Act to Recover Clean Environment Cess [Read Order]
In a recent ruling, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court held that the word “levy” under Section 83(7) of the Finance Act, 2010 includes...
![Non Adoption Of MRP Based Valuation Not Form any Wilful Suppression: CESTAT Sets Aside ₹1.18 Cr Excise Demand On Universal Colours India [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/02/18/2126207-universal-colours-india-cestatjpg.webp "Non Adoption Of MRP Based Valuation Not Form any Wilful Suppression: CESTAT Sets Aside ₹1.18 Cr Excise Demand On Universal Colours India [Read Order]")
![Limitation Plea Raised for First Time at Hearing Without Supporting Facts: Madras HC Upholds Tribunal’s Rejection [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/13/2119059-madras-hc-upholds-tribunals-rejection-taxscan.jfif "Limitation Plea Raised for First Time at Hearing Without Supporting Facts: Madras HC Upholds Tribunal’s Rejection [Read Order]")
Relief for Bridgestone India: CESTAT Sets Aside ₹96 Lakh Excise Demand for Alleged Excess CENVAT Credit [Read Order]
The Principal Bench of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) at New Delhi, has set aside a demand of central excise duty amounting to over ₹96 lakh, finding the extended...
![Relief for Bridgestone India: CESTAT Sets Aside ₹96 Lakh Excise Demand for Alleged Excess CENVAT Credit [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2026/01/01/2116520-relief-for-bridgestone-india-taxscan.jfif "Relief for Bridgestone India: CESTAT Sets Aside ₹96 Lakh Excise Demand for Alleged Excess CENVAT Credit [Read Order]")
No Interest on Belated Excise Duty where Situation is Revenue-Neutral: Calcutta HC Upholds CESTAT Order in SAIL Case [Read Order]
The Calcutta High Court has upheld an order passed by the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ), ruling that no interest is payable on belated payment of central excise duty...
![No Interest on Belated Excise Duty where Situation is Revenue-Neutral: Calcutta HC Upholds CESTAT Order in SAIL Case [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/24/2114466-interest-belated-excise-duty-revenue-neutral-calcutta-hc-upholds-cestat-order-sail-case-taxscan.webp "No Interest on Belated Excise Duty where Situation is Revenue-Neutral: Calcutta HC Upholds CESTAT Order in SAIL Case [Read Order]")
Inadvertent Wrong Citation of Notification Not Fatal When Eligibility Conditions are same: CESTAT Sets Aside ₹82.84 Crore Demand of Erroneous Refund [Read Order]
The Kolkata Bench ofCustoms, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) set aside a ₹82.84 crore demand for recovery of erroneous refund under Section 11A of theCentral Excise Act, 1944,...
![Inadvertent Wrong Citation of Notification Not Fatal When Eligibility Conditions are same: CESTAT Sets Aside ₹82.84 Crore Demand of Erroneous Refund [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/20/2113355-cestat-sets-aside-8284-crore-demand-erroneous-refund-taxscan.jfif "Inadvertent Wrong Citation of Notification Not Fatal When Eligibility Conditions are same: CESTAT Sets Aside ₹82.84 Crore Demand of Erroneous Refund [Read Order]")
![Annual Tax & Corporate Law Digest 2025: Complete Supreme Court Cases [Part IV]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/18/2112980-annual-tax-corporate-law-supreme-court-supreme-court-case-digest-2025-taxscan.webp "Annual Tax & Corporate Law Digest 2025: Complete Supreme Court Cases [Part IV]")
Input-Output Ratio Insufficient to Prove Clandestine Removal of Pig Iron: CESTAT Quashes Excise Duty Demand and Penalties [Read Order]
The Kolkata Bench of the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal set aside an excise duty demand exceeding ₹5.10 crore relating to alleged clandestine clearance of pig iron, holding...
![Input-Output Ratio Insufficient to Prove Clandestine Removal of Pig Iron: CESTAT Quashes Excise Duty Demand and Penalties [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/04/2110065-00a34278-880f-43b1-a210-4642ee27da66.webp "Input-Output Ratio Insufficient to Prove Clandestine Removal of Pig Iron: CESTAT Quashes Excise Duty Demand and Penalties [Read Order]")
Finalization of Provisional Assessment after 5 Years Invalid: CESTAT Quashes Differential Duty Demand issued Without S. 28 SCN [Read Order]
The Chandigarh bench of Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) set aside a differential duty demand and ruled that the finalization of a provisional assessment cannot be made ...
![Finalization of Provisional Assessment after 5 Years Invalid: CESTAT Quashes Differential Duty Demand issued Without S. 28 SCN [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/12/05/2110291-show-case-notice-taxscan.jfif "Finalization of Provisional Assessment after 5 Years Invalid: CESTAT Quashes Differential Duty Demand issued Without S. 28 SCN [Read Order]")
Clandestine Removal must be proven through Complete Chain of Evidence, Not Estimates or Assumptions: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Chennai Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that allegations of clandestine removal cannot be sustained unless the department establishes a complete...
![Clandestine Removal must be proven through Complete Chain of Evidence, Not Estimates or Assumptions: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/11/14/2105205-cestat-taxscan.webp "Clandestine Removal must be proven through Complete Chain of Evidence, Not Estimates or Assumptions: CESTAT [Read Order]")