Supreme Court Dismisses Excise Appeal by Raipur

Authority: Supreme Court of India, Civil Appellate Jurisdiction

Order Date: 05 August 2026

Case Overview

• Civil Appeal No. 10203/2017 filed by Commissioner of Central Excise, Raipur against M/s South Eastern Coal Fields Ltd.
• Related stay application IA No. 48136/2017 and Civil Appeals Nos. 14948‑14950/2017 (Section XVII‑A) were also listed.
• Heard before a two‑judge bench: Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Justice K. Vinod Chandran.
• Appellant counsel: Mr. B. Krishna Prasad (AOR), Mr. S. Dwarkanath (A.S.G.), Mr. Gurmeet Singh Makker (AOR), Mr. Rajat Vaishnav (Adv.) and others.
• Respondent counsel: Ms. Charanya Lakshmikumaran (AOR), Ms. Neha Choudhary (Adv.) and a team of advocates.

Final Outcome

• The Court declined to interfere with the orders of the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi.
• Both appeals were dismissed pursuant to the signed order.
• Any pending applications, if existent, were ordered to stand disposed of.

Topics: Excise Law, Coal Industry, Judicial Decision