High Court Rules Benami Transaction Provisions in Amendment Act 2016 Not Retrospective for Pre-November 2016 Deals.

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....Benami transaction - Beneficial owner of property - beneficial owner for its immediate or future benefit, direct or indirect - Provisional attachment order - Section 2(9)(A) and Section 2(9)(C) can only have effect prospectively. Central Government has notified the date of coming into force of the Amendment Act of 2016 as 01.11.2016. Therefore, these two provisions cannot be applied to a transaction which took place prior to 01.11.2016. - HC....