Excise exemption for switches plugs and sockets conditional on hand moulding, limited post mould power use, and Standard Mark compliance.
Exemption applies to switches, plugs and sockets under heading 85.36 when manufactured using fully hand operated moulding presses, no power is used post moulding except for buffing, and the goods conform to Indian Standard and bear the Standard Mark; exemption is excluded if the manufacturer affixes a brand or trade name of any other person or manufacturer.

Excise tariff amendment: substitution of table entry to designate solar photovoltaic cells for exemption under notification.
The Central Government, exercising the power under sub-section (1) of section 5A of the Central Excises and Salt Act, 1944, substitutes in the Table annexed to the earlier notification the entry against Serial No. 19 by replacing the column (2) description with "Solar photovoltaic cells," thereby amending the Central Excise tariff schedule for that item.

Section 5A amendment: excise notification altered to insert an additional tariff heading into the Annexure.
Amendment under sub-section (1) of section 5A amends Notification No. 175/86-Central Excises by inserting the tariff heading "2829.10" after "2101.20" in the Annexure at S. No. 4, item (iii), effected by Notification No. 142/89-C.E.

Excise duty exemption for Rifampicin formulations extends full relief to specified medicaments meeting defined formulation criteria.
Central Government exempts single ingredient Rifampicin formulations and formulations of Rifampicin with Isoniazid from the whole of the duty of excise when falling under the relevant tariff heading. The exemption covers medicaments processed from the bulk drugs with or without pharmaceutical aids that are therapeutically inert and do not affect therapeutic or prophylactic activity, but excludes substances outside the scope of the national drug regulatory law; "bulk drug" adopts the meaning in the drug price control order.

Excise exemption for sulphur dioxide and sulphur trioxide when consumed in manufacture of sulphuric acid.
The amendment adds serial number 26 to the exemption Table, specifying that sulphur dioxide and sulphur trioxide are exempt from central excise when consumed within the factory of production in the manufacture of sulphuric acid.

Central Excise amendment revises tariff classification for television receivers with recording apparatus and defines picture-in-picture scope.
Amendment substitutes a new Table entry describing Television receivers combined in the same housing, with video recording or reproducing apparatus and specifies an ad valorem rate; it also inserts an Explanation defining "Television receivers-picture-in-picture type" as a receiver capable of receiving and exhibiting two or more visual programmes simultaneously, with at least two programmes originating from telecast channels.

Exemption for mint-produced excisable goods: duty waived when manufactured and used within the same government mint; procedural rules apply otherwise.
Exemption grants a complete waiver of excise duty on goods in the Central Excise Tariff Schedule when manufactured in Government of India mints and used within the same mint; if intended for use in a different mint, compliance with the procedural requirements of Chapter X of the Central Excise Rules, 1944 is required.

Excise exemption: specified coins, measures and stamps produced in government mints relieved from whole excise duty.
The notification exempts the whole of the duty of excise for listed goods-coins; standard measures; medals, tokens or metal passes; and hand-operated date, sealing or numbering stamps (including printing/embossing devices)-when such goods are manufactured in a mint belonging to the Government of India, exercising statutory power to grant exemptions in the public interest.

Exclusion of plastic-coated paper products narrows the exemption scope under a central excise notification.
Amendment adds an Explanation excluding from Notification No.116/89-C.E. any products consisting of sheets of paper or paperboard impregnated, coated or covered with plastics, compressed together in one or more operations, thereby narrowing the notification's exemption for such composite paper products.

Excise duty exemption for specified paperboard goods removes liability on duty above a prescribed ad valorem rate.
The notification exempts goods classified under Sub heading No. 4823.90, excluding sheets of paper or paperboard impregnated, coated or covered with plastics and compressed together, from that portion of excise duty which exceeds the amount calculated at 12% ad valorem.

Notification amendment removes a specified exemption table entry under the Government's public interest statutory power.
Central Government, exercising statutory public interest powers, amends the Ministry of Finance notification providing miscellaneous excise exemptions by omitting the Table entry listed as S. No. 3 and all related particulars, thereby excising that exemption entry from the earlier notification.

Rescission of notification under central excise law withdraws prior tariff exemption by statutory action in the public interest.
The Central Government, invoking its statutory power under the Central Excises and Salt Act, rescinds Notification No. 22/88-Central Excises dated 1 March 1988 by issuing Notification No. 133/89-C.E., stating the rescission is necessary in the public interest and thereby withdrawing the earlier tariff/exemption treatment.

Excise duty exemption for marble tiles limits payable duty to a prescribed fixed rate per square metre.
Exemption exempts marble tiles classified under the specified tariff sub heading from central excise duty to the extent that duty exceeds an amount computed at a prescribed rate per square metre, granted under statutory authority on a public interest basis and operative as a targeted fiscal relief tied to tariff classification and a fixed unit rate.

Set-off of special excise duty: exemption where inputs' special duty already paid, subject to prescribed notification conditions.
Exempts goods subject to special excise duty from the portion of that duty equivalent to special duty already paid on inputs used in their manufacture, allowing set-off of input special duty against output special duty, but only where the Central Government has issued specific notifications specifying inputs and granting exemption to that extent.

Exemption from special excise duty: goods made in free trade zones or export oriented units are relieved from the duty.
Exemption removes the whole of the special duty of excise leviable on goods falling under the Schedule to the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985, when produced or manufactured in a free trade zone or in a hundred per cent export oriented undertaking, invoking the specified statutory provisions and superseding an earlier notification.

Exemption from special excise duty for specified consumer goods removes levy on listed tariff items.
Exemption from the special excise duty is granted by notification under statutory powers, superseding an earlier notification, and applies only to goods listed by tariff headings in the annexed Table; those goods include coffee and substitutes, tea, fixed vegetable oils, certain vegetable fats and oils, cane or beet sugar and pure sucrose in solid form, kerosene, matches, and cotton fabrics.

Excise tariff amendment updates specified per kg excise rates under an existing notification, raising prior per unit charges.
Central Government amends Notification No. 157/83-Central Excises (dated 21 May 1983) under powers conferred by the Central Excises and Salt Act and the Additional Duties of Excise Act to substitute the previously stated per kg excise charges with newly specified higher per kg rates for goods covered by that notification.

Tariff exemption for coffee powder containing chicory inserted under central excise notification, prompting renumbering of related table entries.
The Central Government amends Notification No. 9/89-Central Excises under section 5A to insert a new Table entry exempting "Coffee powder containing chicory in any proportion" under tariff heading 0901.20 and consequentially renumbers existing serial entries to accommodate the insertion.

Exemption scope defined: goods other than polyurethanes exempted from central excise under amended notification provision
The amendment substitutes the Table entry at S. No. 39 in Notification No. 53/88-C.E., altering the exemption scope for Chapter 39 by providing: All goods other than of polyurethanes, thereby excluding polyurethane products from the exemption under the amended tariff entry.

Rescission of notification under central excise law removes a prior exemption order and restores regulatory status.
Rescission of a prior exemption notification under the Central Excises framework by exercise of statutory rescission power, determining that public interest requires rescinding Notification No. 38/89 Central Excises and terminating the operative effect of that earlier exemption instrument.