Month: April 2019

In P. Leelavathi vs. V. Shankarnarayana Rao the Supreme Court has set the guidelines and paved the roadmap to be followed by the lower courts and authorities while dealing with the issue of Benami properties under the new law. Advocates Ashwani Taneja & Renu Taneja have analyzed the judgement in meticulous detail and explained all of its salient features

Advocate Ashwani Taneja has analyzed the recent judgement of the Appellate Tribunal for Benami Transactions in Akashdeep, IO vs. Manpreet Estates LLP and identified the important principles of law emanating from it. The judgement provides important clarity as to the burden of proof and the role of the Evidence Act as well as the principles of general law concerning benami transactions

CA Anilkumar Shah has explained whether the collection by the Charity Commissioner of contribution on surplus from Charitable Trusts in the state of Maharashtra is legal or not in the light of the statutory provisions and the judgement of the Supreme Court in State of Maharashtra vs. The Salvation Army 1975 AIR 846