High Court Rulings


Interprets CENVAT Credit scheme; Cross-utilisation of Additional Excise Duty credit impermissible since inception 

HC upholds Tribunal order, credit of Additional Excise Duty (AED) paid under Additional Duties of Excise (Textiles and Textile Articles) Act, 1978 cannot be utilised towards payment of duty under Addi...View More

Dismisses Revenue appeal; Allows credit on 'moulds' despite ownership vesting with OEMs 

HC dismisses Revenue appeal, allows MODVAT / CENVAT credit on moulds supplied by original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to manufacture plastic cabinets for television sets during the period 1997-99; ...View More

Reproaches assessee's farfetched challenge to Excise law's restrictive provisions for duty evasion 

HC dismisses challenge to the vires of Rule 12AAA of CENVAT Credit Rules and Rule 12CCC of Central Excise Rules restricting CENVAT credit utilisation and withdrawal of monthly payment facility respect...View More

Tribunal's reference unlawful, when matter capable of decision basis its earlier orders 

HC lambasts Tribunal’s approach in referring question before it when same could be answered based on its earlier orders, determination of whether assessee complied with condition of filing retur...View More

VCES declaration not rejectable, where tax computed but incorrectly disclosed in returns

HC allows writ, declaration under Voluntary Compliance Encouragement Scheme, 2013 (VCES) acceptable where service tax computed in terms of half yearly returns though liability not correctly disclosed ...View More

Condones 5 year delay in filing appeal, absent service of order at 'correct address' 

HC allows writ, time limit for filing statutory appeal to be reckoned from date of service of order, condones delay of 5 years in filing appeal before CESTAT; Adjudication order dispatched at old addr...View More

SAD applicability determination, directly relates to 'duty rate', not appelable before HC

HC sets aside Revenue appeal, dispute pertaining to applicability of Special Additional Duty (SAD), relates to determination of 'rate of duty', not maintainable before HC u/s 130 of Customs Act; While...View More

Property attachment to recover erstwhile owner's tax dues illegal, statutory charge inapplicable 

Bombay HC allows assessee’s writ, no power with Revenue to attach property to recover sales tax dues of erstwhile owner as assessee not a successor-in- interest, therefore, not liable to pay tax...View More

Co-ordinate authority's revisional power un-affected by appeal pendency, brass not 'copper', disallows exemption

HC upholds Tribunal's order, exercise of revisional powers by co-ordinate authority i.e. Administrative Asstt. Commissioner, not trammeled by pendency of appeal before Appellate Asstt. Commissioner un...View More

Dredgers at par with cargo-vessel, Allows excess duty refund on bunkers thereof

HC upholds CESTAT order allowing refund of excess duty paid on Bunkers of vessel imported for dredging work and styled as a “Dredger”, corresponding to quantity available during export of ...View More