Levy of excise duty and NCCD under the Central Excise Act, 1944 ...

Court Upholds Excise Duty on Tobacco; No Violation of Article 14 Found in Levy of NCCD Under Central Excise Act.

June 22, 2022

Case Laws Central Excise HC

Levy of excise duty and NCCD under the Central Excise Act, 1944 - It is pertinent to note that in the writ petition, there are no pleadings that action of levy of excise duty on tobacco and tobacco products amounts to hostile discrimination and is violative of Article 14. - he levy of excise duty on tobacco and tobacco products is a matter of public policy and this Court in excise of writ jurisdiction would not interfere with the same. The appellants have failed to demonstrate that levy of excise duty either suffers from manifest arbitrariness or is discriminatory. Accordingly it is held that the levy of excise of duty of tobacco and tobacco products is not violative of Article 14 of Constitution of India. - HC

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Levy of excise duty and NCCD under the Central Excise Act, 1944 ...

Court Upholds Excise Duty on Tobacco; No Violation of Article 14 Found in Levy of NCCD Under Central Excise Act.

June 22, 2022

Case Laws Central Excise HC

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