Whether Registration of Lease Hold Property in Family Member Considered as Benami Property

Sri Marcel Martins Vs M. Printer & Ors. (Supreme Court of India) SEVERAL MEMBERS OF FAMILY PROVIDING CONSIDERATION TO CONVERT LEASE PROPERTY INTO FREEOLD BUT REGISTRATION OF PROPERTY HELD ON THE NAME OF ONE PERSON’S NAME-WHETHER CONSIDERED AS BENAMI PROPERTY? BRIEF FACTS: Ms. SM was a tenant (Lessee) of a residential house owned by Municipal Corporation. in the year 1978 the Corporation decided to sell the said property and similar other properties to those, who are in occupation at the time of decision taken. Before sale could be affected in Ms. SM, she had passed away leaving behind he...