https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=798943 Section 4 of the Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act, 1988 bars suits, claims and actions instituted after its commencement to enforce rights as the alleged real owner of benami property, even where the underlying sale transactions pre-date the Act. A possession claim based on alleged real ownership likewise constitutes prohibited enforcement of a benami arrangement. Original sellers who executed sale deeds in favour of the ostensible purchaser have divested title and cannot recover possession on that basis. The statutory consequence identified for benami property is acquisition by the Central Government without payment, rather than restoration of title to the original sellers. en-us Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 15 Sep 2026 08:31:19 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=798943 Section 4 of the Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act, 1988 bars suits, claims and actions instituted after its commencement to enforce rights as the alleged real owner of benami property, even where the underlying sale transactions pre-date the Act. A possession claim based on alleged real ownership likewise constitutes prohibited enforcement of a benami arrangement. Original sellers who executed sale deeds in favour of the ostensible purchaser have divested title and cannot recover possession on that basis. The statutory consequence identified for benami property is acquisition by the Central Government without payment, rather than restoration of title to the original sellers. Case-Laws Benami Property Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=798943