Bombay High Court Upholds Levy of Additional Duty on Denatured Ethanol Under Maharashtra State Excise Duty Act, 1975 — Denatured Ethanol Held to be 'Spirit' and 'Intoxicant' Subject to Excise Duty. The court held that denatured ethanol is not excluded from the definition of 'spirit' under Section 2(24) of the Act merely because it is denatured, and the levy of additional duty under Section 24 is valid and constitutional.
30 Nov -0001The judgment concerns a batch of writ petitions filed by various companies engaged in the manufacture and sale of denatured ethanol, challenging the l...
