State of Karnataka v. Ecom Gill Coffee Trading Private Limited & Connected Appeals
Supreme Court of India
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INTRODUCTION
The case of State of Karnataka v. Ecom Gill Coffee Trading Private Limited & Connected Appeals is a landmark judgment of the Supreme Court of India interpreting Section 70 of the Karnataka Value Added Tax Act, 2003 (KVAT Act) relating to the burden of proof for claiming Input Tax Credit (ITC). The Court decided a batch of connected appeals, with State of Karnataka v. M/s. Tallam Apparels treated as the lead matter, as the legal issue involved in all the appeals was identical.
The respondents in the various appeals were purchasing dealers who had claimed ITC on purchases made from registered dealers. During assessment, the Assessing Officers found serious irregularities in the transactions. In several cases:
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