Central Excise Act, 1944 · Chapter VIA: Appeals
Section 35L: Appeal to Supreme Court
[(1) An appeal shall lie to the Supreme Court from—
[(a) any judgment of the High Court delivered—
(i) in an appeal made under Section 35G; or
(ii) on a reference made under Section 35G by the Appellate Tribunal before the 1st day of July, 2003;
(iii) on reference made under Section 35H, in any case which, on its own motion or on an oral application made by or on behalf of the party aggrieved, immediately after the passing of the judgment, the High Court certifies to be a fit one for appeal to the Supreme Court; or]
(b) any order passed [before the establishment of the National Tax Tribunal] by the Appellate Tribunal relating, among other things, to the determination of any question having a relation to the rate of duty of excise or to the value of goods for purposes of assessment.
[(2) For the purposes of this Chapter, the determination of any question having a relation to the rate of duty shall include the determination of taxability or excisability of goods for the purpose of assessment.]
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in), the consolidated text published by the Legislative Department, Government of India. Text as updated on India Code on 15 October 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.
Supreme Court judgments citing the section 35L
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Commissioner of Customs, Central Excise & Service Tax, Rajkot v. Narsibhai Karamsibhai Gajera & Ors.
Whether the CESTAT fell in error while coming to the conclusion that the conversion of grey fabrics to cotton fabrics did not include an integral process of stentering undertaken with the aid of power and thus the…
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Lipi Boilers Ltd. v. The Commissioner of Central Excise, Aurangabad
Issue arose whether the value of the duty paid bought out items delivered directly at the buyer’s site is liable to be included in the value of the boiler cleared by the assessee from its factory in completely knocked…
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M/S Quippo Energy Ltd. v. Commissioner of Central Excise Ahmedabad – II
Whether the process of placing the Genset within a steel container and fitting the steel container with components such as radiator, ventilation fan, air filter unit, oil tank, pipes, pumps, valve and silencer would…
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M/S Oswal Petrochemicals Ltd. v. Commissioner of Central Excise, Mumbai - II
(i) Whether a duty demand based on reclassification of the products Benzene and Toluene from chapter 29 to chapter 27 is sustainable when such re-classification is based on test reports of which only a gist was provided…
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Commissioner of Central Excise Belapur v. Jindal Drugs Ltd.
The issue for consideration is whether an activity of re-labelling of goods i.e. cocoa butter and cocoa powder, by affixing additional labels on both the sides of the packs containing goods, amounts to “manufacture” in…
- M/S Thermax Ltd. Through Its Director v. Commissioner of Central Excise, Pune-1
- Commissioner of Service Tax Delhi v. Quick Heal Technologies Limited
- C.C., C.E. & S.T. – Bangalore (Adjudication) Etc. v. M/S Northern Operating Systems Pvt Ltd.
- Commissioner of Gst and Central Excise v. M/S Citi Bank N. A.
- Westinghouse Saxby Farmer Ltd. v. Commr. of Central Excise Calcutta
- The Commissioner of Central Excise, Customs and Service Tax, Calicut v. M/S. Cera Boards and Doors, Kannur Kerala & Ors.
- Commissioner of Central Excise, Haldia v. M/S. Krishna Wax (P) Ltd.
- Rojer Mathew v. South Indian Bank Ltd. & Ors.
- Dinesh Textiles v. Commissioner of Central Excise, Customs and Service Tax, Calicut
- Commissioner of Central Excise, Jaipur-Ii v. M/S. Super Synotex (India) Ltd. and Others
- Commissioner of Central Excise, Madurai v. Ayyappan Textiles Ltd.
- Commissioner of Central Excise, Chennal-Ii Commissionerate, Chennai v. M/S. Australian Foods India (P) Ltd., Chennai
- Commissioner of Central Excise, New Delhi v. M/S. Connaught Plaza Restaurant (P) Ltd., New Delhi
- Commnr. of Central Excise, Faridabad v. M/S Food & Healthcare Specialities & Anr.
- Commissioner of Central Excise, Bangalore-Ii v. M/S. Osnar Chemical P. Ltd.
- M/S Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. v. Commissioner of Central Excise, Vadodara
- Mis. Essel Propack Ltd. v. Commissioner of Central Excise, Mumbai-Ill
- Uniflex Cables Ltd. v. Commissioner, Central Excise, Surat-Ii
- Commissioner of Central Excise, Nagpur v. S. Gurukripa Resins Pvt. Ltd.
- Commnr. of Central Excise, Chandigarh v. M/S. Pepsi Foods Ltd.
- M/S. Nicholas Plramal India Ltd. v. Commnr. of Central Excise, Mumbai
- Commissioner, Central Excise, Chandigarh v. M/S. Kwality Ice Cream Co.
- Commissioner of Central Excise, Chandigarh v. M/S. Shital International
- M/S. Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. v. Commnr. of Central Excise, Vadodara
- Commissioner of Central Excise, Ahmedabad v. Solid & Correct Engineering Works & Ors.
- Commissioner of Central Excise, Hyderabad-I v. M/S. Charminar Non-Wovens Ltd.
- Commissioner of Central Excise v. M/S. Uni Products (I) Ltd. & Ors.
- Commissioner of Central Excise, Indore v. M/S. Grasim Industries Ltd.
- Commissioner of Customs, Calcutta v. Indian Rayon & Industries Ltd.
- Bhupendra Steel (P) Ltd. v. Commissioner of Central Excise
- Commissioner of Central Excise, New Delhi v. India Thermit Corporation Ltd. & Ors.
- Orient Ceramics & India Ltd. v. Commissioner of Customs, New Delhi
- M/S. Prachi Industries v. Commissioner of Central Excise, Chandigarh
- Commissioner of Central Excise, Delhi v. Insulation Electrical (P) Ltd
- Fedders Lloyd Corporation Ltd. v. Commissioner of Central Excise, Mumbai
- M/S. Modipon Fibre Company, Modinagar, U.P. v. Commissioner of Central Excise, Meerut
- M/S. Mercantile Company v. Commnr. of Central Excise, Calcutta
- Commissioner of Central Excise, Mumbai-Iv v. M/S. Damnet Chemicals Pvt. Ltd. Etc.
- M/S Pragati Silicons Pvt. Ltd. v. Commissioner of Central Excise, Delhi
- Commissioner of Central Excise, Chennai-I v. Chennai Petroleum Corpn. Ltd.
- M/S Amrit Agro Industries Ltd. and Anr. v. Commissioner of Central Excise, Ghaziabad
- M/S Meghraj Biscuits Industries Ltd. v. Commissioner of Central Excise, U.P.
- M/S. Craft Interiors Pvt. Ltd. v. Commissioner of Central Excise, Bangalore & Anr.
- M/S. Amrit Paper v. Commissioner of Central Excise, Ludhiana
- Commissioner of Central Excise, Delhi v. M/S. Action Construction Equipment (P) Ltd.
- M/S. Quinn India Ltd. v. Commissioner of Central Excise, Hyderabad
- Commissioner of Central Excise and Customs, Mumbai v. M/S. Bell Granito Ceramica Ltd.
- M/S. H.P.L. Chemicals Ltd. v. Commissioner of Central Excise, Chandigarh
- M/S Indcon Structurals (P) Ltd. v. Commissioner of Central Excise, Chennai
- M/S North West Switchgear Ltd. v. Commnr. of Central Excise, New Delhi
- Commissioner of Central Excise, Raipur v. M/S. Hira Cement
- M/S Motor Industries Co. Ltd. v. Commissioner of Central Excise, Aurangabad
- Anjaleem Enterprises Pvt. Ltd. v. Commissioner of Central Excise, Ahmedabad
- Siddhartha Tubes Ltd. v. Commissioner of Customs & Central Excise, Indore (Mp)
- Siddartha Tubes Ltd. v. Commissioner of Central Excise, Indore (Mp)
- Commissioner of Central Excise, Meerut v. M/S. Maharshi Ayurveda Corporation Ltd.
- Procter & Gamble Hygiene & Health Care Ltd. v. Commissioner of Central Excise, Bhopal.
- Commissioner of Central Excise, Hyderabad v. M/S. Aldec Corporation
- Commissioner of Central Excise-I, New Delhi v. M/S. S.R. Tissues Pvt. Ltd. and Anr.
- Commissioner of Central Excise, Ghaziabad v. M/S. Apex Traders, Sahibabad
- Commissioner of Central Excise, Meerut-I v. Bisleri International Pvt.Ltd.
- Dharampal Satyapal v. Commissioner of Central Excise, New Delhi
- Bolin Chetia v. Jogadish Bhuyan and Ors.
- The Commissioner of Central Excise, Meerut v. M/S. Universal Glass Ltd., Sahibabad (Ghaziabad)
- The Tata Iron and Steel Co. Ltd., Bihar v. The Collector of Central Excise, Patna
- M/S. Hindustan Zinc Ltd. v. Commissioner of Central Excise, Jaipur
- D.C.L. Polyster Ltd., Nagpur v. Collector of Central Excise and Customs
- Commissioner of Central Excise, Allahabad v. M/S. Ginni Filaments Ltd.
- Collector of Central Excise, Pune v. M/S. Bajaj Tempo Ltd.
- M/S. O.K. Play (India) Ltd. v. Commissioner of Central Excise-Ii, New Delhi
- M/S. O.K. Play (India) Ltd. v. Commissioner of Central Excise, Delhi-Iii, Gurgaon
- Commissioner of Central Excise, Goa and Chennai v. M.R.F. Ltd., Chennai
- Commissioner of Central Excise v. M/S. Eswaran and Sons Engineers Ltd.
- M.K. Kotecha v. Commissioner of Central Excise, Aurangabad
- Sarabhai M. Chemicals v. Commissioner of Central Excise, Vadodara
- M/S. Ichalkaranji Machine Centre Pvt. Limited. v. Collector of Central Excise, Pune
- A. Infrastructure Ltd. v. Commissioner of Central Excise, Jaipur
- Commissioner of Central Excise, Lucknow, U.P. v. M/S. Chhata Sugar Co. Ltd.
- M.R.F. Ltd. v. Collector of Central Excise, Madras.
- M/S Pepsi Foods Ltd. v. Collector of Central Excise, Chandigarh
- M/S. Naturalle Health Products (P) Ltd. v. Collector of Central Excise, Hyderabad
- Union of India v. Ahmedabad Electricity Co. Ltd. and Ors.
- Commissioner of Central Excise, Mumbai-Iii v. M/S I.S.P. Industries Ltd.
- Commissioner of Central Excise and Customs v. M/S. Venus Castings (P) Ltd. Etc. Etc.
- B.P.L. Pharmaceuticals Ltd v. Collector of Central Excise, Vadodara
- M/S. Sahney Paris Rhone Ltd. v. The Collector of Central Excise, Hyderabad
- M/S. Warden and Co., (India) Pvt. Liu. v. Collector of Central Excise, Thane
- M/S Astra Pharmaceuticals (P) Ltd. v. Collector of Central Excise, Chandigarh
- M/S Graver and Weil (India) Ltd. v. Collector of Central Excise, Baroda
- M/S. the Indian Cable Co., Ltd. Calcutta v. Collector of Central Excise, Calcutta and Ors..
- Prestige Engineering (India) Ltd. Etc. Etc. v. The Collector of Central Excise, Meerut, Etc. Etc.
- Hico Products Ltd. v. Collector of Central Excise
- Steel Rolling Mills of Bengal Ltd. v. Union of India and Ors. Etc.
- Plasmac Machine Manufacturing Co. Pvt.Ltd. v. Collector of Central Excise, Bombay.
- Samrat International (P) Ltd. v. Collector of Central Excise, Hyderabad