DCIT v. Adinath Industries
What is DCIT v. Adinath Industries authority for?
An assessee cannot be penalized for the actions of its supplier, nor can it be expected to know the commercial rationale behind how a supplier operates its bank account. The assessee is not burdened with the task of investigating the genuineness of the seller or their business transactions if they have provided evidence like bank statements and purchase bills to prove the genuineness of their own purchases and the Assessing Officer has not doubted their sales.
judgments rely on this decision, according to BharatTax’s citation analysis of 366,470 Indian tax judgments — from 2016 to 2025.
Also referred to as
DCIT v. Adinath Industries · 252 ITR 476 · section 133(6) · section 143(3) · section 68 · section 69C · proof of purchases · genuineness of transactions · supplier's actions · onus on assessee