2008 (7) TMI 215

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....er].- As both the appeals filed by Revenue against the order of the Commissioner (Appeals), involve a common issue, the same are dealt with by a common order. The department is challenging the order of the Commissioner (Appeals) who has held that education cess can be paid by utilizing the Cenvat credit of BED.  The main ground taken by the department is that education cess is not excise duty....

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....ct, 1985 being goods manufactured or produced shall be a duty of Excise. In this Section, education cess has been very clearly referred to as a duty of excise.  Further, Hon'ble Tribunal in case of Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. v. CCE Mumbai 2007 (211) E.L.T. 481 (Tri-Mum.) has decided that education cess imposed on manufacturer and production of goods under Sections 91 & 93 of Finance Act, 2004 i....