Levy of excise duty and NCCD under the Central Excise Act, 1944 ...
Case Laws Central Excise
June 22, 2022
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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