Financial assistance for property purchase cannot be sole factor to hold transaction as benami

Smt. P. Leelavathi (D) by LRs Vs V. Shankarnarayana Rao (D) by LRs (Supreme Court of India) Conclusion – Properties were purchased by the defendant with some financial assistance from his father, however, the same cannot be sole determinative factor to hold the transaction as benami in nature. The plaintiff has miserably failed to establish and prove the intention of the father to purchase properties for and on behalf of the family, which were purchased in the names of defendant. Facts – Smt. P. Leelavathi (plaintiff), daughter of Late G. Venkata, contended that at the time of death of his...