https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=442124 Benami presumption can be displaced where documentary evidence and surrounding circumstances show that the ostensible owner was not the real purchaser, including entries in sale deeds and income-tax materials indicating payment by another person. A claim that property is joint family property must be supported by credible proof of an ancestral nucleus and sufficient surplus; mere assertion is not enough. A will must also be proved free from suspicious circumstances: attesting evidence, signature consistency, and explanation for exclusion of natural heirs are material. Where these safeguards are not satisfied, the will cannot be treated as valid or binding. en-us Thu, 10 Aug 2023 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 25 Aug 2023 08:32:14 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=442124 Benami presumption can be displaced where documentary evidence and surrounding circumstances show that the ostensible owner was not the real purchaser, including entries in sale deeds and income-tax materials indicating payment by another person. A claim that property is joint family property must be supported by credible proof of an ancestral nucleus and sufficient surplus; mere assertion is not enough. A will must also be proved free from suspicious circumstances: attesting evidence, signature consistency, and explanation for exclusion of natural heirs are material. Where these safeguards are not satisfied, the will cannot be treated as valid or binding. Case-Laws Benami Property Thu, 10 Aug 2023 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=442124