What I learned from ground school; is everything is the pilot's fault.

If anything goes wrong; you shouldn't have been in the plane:... pilot's error.

But your specific question; under instruments; a pilot is supposed to get & follow instruction from the atc; but you can question the ATC;; they may get testy, but they are not up in the air.
But this my take........

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