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Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act, 1988

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Birendra Kumar Sinha alias Virendra Kumar SinhaversusRaj karan Chaudhary

ALLOWED

The appellant, Aditya Pratap Sinha, claimed to be the real purchaser of land in 1980 whose sale deeds were placed in the names of his sister and brother‑in‑law due to service constraints, asserting they were mere name‑lenders and that he has exclusive possession, having built a house and shops. The …

OPERATION ASHAversusSHELLY BATRA & ORS.

2025 INSC 932Dismissed

Operation Asha, a not‑for‑profit society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860, provides health services to the under‑privileged. After the society’s CEO terminated co‑founder Dr. Shelly Batra, she and her mother filed a suit under Section 92 of the Code of Civil Procedure alleging …

K. VALARMATHI & ORS.versusKUMARESAN

2025 INSC 606Appeal(s) allowed

The appellants, legal heirs of the deceased Kathiresan, filed suits seeking declaration of title and injunction over a suit land purchased by Kathiresan. The respondent, a relative, invoked Article 227 of the Constitution before the Madras High Court, seeking rejection of the plaints on the ground …

UNION OF INDIA & ANRversusM/S GANPATI DEALCOM PVT. LTD.

2024 INSC 799

The Supreme Court, in a review petition filed by the Union of India, examined its earlier 2022 judgment that declared certain provisions of the Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act, 1988 and its 2016 amendment unconstitutional. The Court observed that the original appeal did not contain …

SATYENDAR KUMAR JAINversusDIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT

2024 INSC 217Dismissed

The Supreme Court examined bail applications of Satyendar Kumar Jain, a former Delhi minister, and his associates Vaibhav and Ankush Jain, who were charged under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) for allegedly using shell companies to launder approximately Rs 4.81 crore through …

UNION OF INDIA & ANR.versusM/S. GANPATI DEALCOM PVT. LTD.

2022 INSC 853Disposed off

The Supreme Court examined the constitutionality of the Benami Property Transactions Act, 1988 and its 2016 amendment in a dispute between the Union of India and M/s. Ganpati Dealcom Pvt. Ltd. The Court held that Section 3(2) of the 1988 Act, which created a strict‑liability offence without mens …