Supreme Court clarifies benami transaction exceptions u/ss 2(9) and 4(3) of the Benami Act in recent ruling.

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....Benami Transactions - family arrangement - exception in Section 4(3)(a) of the Benami Act - The bar of Benami under Benami Act requires examination of factual aspects including the exceptions to Section 2(9) and 4(3). The question whether a transaction is Benami or not is therefore one of fact requiring evidence. - That being the position, such questions in view of paragraphs 50, 54, 56 of Nusli Neville Wadia vs. Ivory Properties [2019 (10) TMI 1314 - SUPREME COURT] cannot be decided under Section 9A. - HC....