Metal Purchases from grey market- ITAT upheld 12.5% Addition

ITO Vs Gautam B. Bafna (ITAT Mumbai) In the instant case, the corresponding sales made out of disputed purchases were not doubted by the Ld. AO before us. No contrary evidence to this effect was also produced by the Ld. DR before us. It is not in the dispute that the assesee had indeed made purchases from certain parties whose names appeared in the list of hawala bills maintained by the sales tax department, Government of Maharashtra, but however the assessee could not prove the genuineness of such purchases. At the same time, there could not be any sales without making purchases. Hence, it co...