Dormant partner in absence of any material cannot be made vicariously liable for benami transaction

R. Kalaivani Vs DCIT (Madras High Court) Madras High Court held that dormant partner cannot be made vicariously liable for benami transaction especially since even the necessary averment to invoke vicarious liability is absent in the complaint. Accordingly, order set aside to that extent. Facts- It is the case of the respondent that post-demonetisation in the year 2017 there were cash deposits to the tune of Rs.68.71 Crores made into the bank of the Partnership Firm viz., first accused, in which the second accused and the third accused are the Partners; that the accused did not have the requi...