Levy of Clean Energy Cess and excise duty arises at removal from mines; captive use does not automatically exclude liability.

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....Levy of Clean Energy Cess (CEC) and central excise duty (CED) on raw coal arises at the time of removal from the mines; 'place of removal' is the mine and payment follows the prescribed manner. Coal cleared to an on-site captive power plant cannot be treated as 'used for raising' coal and thus is not automatically excluded from CEC/CED, and exemption notification 67/95-CE does not apply to such mine clearances. Discrepancies between statutory returns do not by themselves sustain a demand; the factual matrix and account reconciliation must be verified and duties recalculated where short payment is found.....