2018 (10) TMI 1691

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....ondent : Asstt.S.G.I. JUDGMENT Heard Ms. N. Mech, learned counsel appearing on behalf of Ms. N. Hawelia, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. S.C Keyal, learned ASGI for the respondents in the Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Commerce and Industries of the Government of India, as well as the authorities in the office of the Commissioner of Central Excise and Goods and Services Tax a....

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....cess was levied on all excisable goods in addition to any other duties of excise chargeable on such goods under the Central Excise Act of 1944. Accordingly the petitioner, apart from the excise duty, had also paid the education cess and the higher education cess as introduced by the Finance Act of 2004. 4. Under the industrial policy of 2007, the petitioner accordingly claimed a refund of the e....

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....t and order dated 10.11.2017. 7. In its judgment and order, the Hon'ble Supreme Court arrived at a conclusion that the education cess and the higher education cess levied @ 2% of the excise duty would partake the character of excise duty itself. Accordingly, it was held that the appellants therein were entitled to a refund of the education cess and the higher education cess, which was paid alon....

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....ner of Central Excise, Guwahati, the authorities are bound to refund the education cess and the higher education cess paid by the petitioner from 2004-2005 to 2014-2015. 10. In this respect, Ms. N. Mech, learned counsel for the petitioner also refers to an order dated 02.08.2018 of the Division Bench of the High Court of Meghalaya, wherein also in a similar circumstance and upon an agreement be....