Supreme Court Dismisses Excise Duty Appeal in Shikakai Powder Case: Commissioner of Central Excise vs. M/s. Shanmugananda Soapnut Works (17 September 2008)
Date of the Judgment: 17 September 2008 Judges: S.H. Kapadia and B. Sudershan Reddy, JJ. Can the government impose excise duty without properly examining the manufacturing process? The Supreme Court addressed this critical question in a case involving M/s. Shanmugananda Soapnut Works, a manufacturer of Shikakai powder. The court dismissed the appeal by the Commissioner […]