The Hon’ble Supreme Court in the State of Karnataka v. M/s. Ecom Gill Coffee Trading Pvt. Ltd. [Civil Appeal No. 230 of 2023 dated March 13, 2023] has quashed and set aside the order passed by the Hon’ble Karnataka High Court on the grounds that until the purchasing dealer discharges the burden of proof under Section 70 of the Karnataka Value Added Tax Act, 2003 (“the KVAT Act”), and proves the genuineness of the transaction/purchase and sale by producing the relevant materials, such as name and address of the selling dealer, details of the vehicle which has delivered the goods, payment of freight charges, acknowledgement of taking delivery of goods, tax invoices and payment particulars etc, such purchasing dealer shall not be entitled to Input Tax Credit (“ITC”). Restored the order passed by the Revenue Department.
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