Supreme Court of India

Valliammal (d) by Lrs. v. Subramaniam and Ors.

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Reported as [2004] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 966

Bench Ashok Bhan J.

Decided 31 August 2004

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What the Court ordered

For the reasons stated above, we do not find any merit in this appeal B and dismiss the same with no order as to costs.

Judgment, page 12

From the headnote

Benami Transaction-Presumption of-Purchase of property--Benami purchase-Burden to prove benami purchase-Held: There is a presumption in law that the person who purchases the property is the owner of the same-Burden lies on the person who pleads that the recorded owner is a benami-holder. Benami Transaction-Purchase of property--Benami purchase Tests to determine-Plaintiff filed a suit for a declaration that he was the owner of the suit property as it was purchased benami in his wife's name Trial court decreed the suit- .-:-irst Appellate Court confirmed the decree- However, the High Court

Authorities it was built on

1973 Jaydayal Poddar (deceased) through His Lrs and Another v. Mst. Bibi Hazra and Ors. cited by 8

Where later benches applied it

2020 M/s Fair Communication and Consultants & Anr. v. Surendra Kerdile relied on
2019 Smt. P. Leelavathi (d) by Lrs v. V. Shankarnarayana Rao (d) by Lrs relied on
2019 Mangathai Ammal (died) through Lrs and v. Rajeswari & Others referred to
2017 State of Karnataka v. Selvi J. Jayalalitha & Ors. referred to
2026 Shakuntala v. Robert Anthony mentioned
2022 Pushpalata v. Vijay Kumar (dead) Thr. Lrs. & Ors. mentioned
2007 Dharmarajan and Others v. Valliammaland Ors. mentioned

Of those, 2 relied on · 2 referred to · 3 mentioned

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