Husband supplies money for acquiring property in wife’s name doesn’t imply benami transaction

Sekhar Kumar Roy Vs Smt. Lila Roy & Another (Calcutta High Court) Calcutta High Court held that if a husband supplies the consideration money for acquiring property in the name of his wife, such fact does not necessarily imply benami transaction. Facts- One Sekhar Kumar Roy, the plaintiff/appellant presented the plaint contending inter alia that his father, Sailendra Kumar Roy, since deceased purchased the suit property by one registered deed of sale in 1969 in ‘benami’ of his wife, Smt. Lila Roy, defendant no. 1, since deceased. Lila, who happened to be a house-wife, was a mere name l...