Income Tax Department conducts searches in ChandigarhThe Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) said that investigations regarding the holding of Benami shares worth Rs 140 crore were in progres...
16 Dec, 2020, 08.32 PM IST
Rajasthan High Court rules Benami Amendment Act, 2016, can’t be effective retrospectivelyThe new ruling allows the tax office to confiscate property and put the real owners and benamidar behind bars.
26 Jul, 2019, 04.00 PM IST
Modi's benami law has companies running for coverThe case of roping a tribal to acquire land in the C'garh through sham deals opened a pandora's box for firms.
03 Jan, 2019, 04.08 PM IST
How new law changes the definition of benami assetsA person booking a property in the name of her father can find herself on the wrong side of the law if tax officials are convinced that fat...
01 Feb, 2018, 06.38 AM IST
Income Tax slaps benami transaction charges against Lalu familyThe attachment notice has been issued under Section 24(3) of the Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act and Lalu's kin have been identified ...
20 Jun, 2017, 04.35 PM IST
Income Tax Department attaches assets in Misa Bharti benami land deal caseBenami properties are those in which the real beneficiary is not the one in whose name the property has been purchased.
19 Jun, 2017, 10.05 PM IST
Misa Bharti skips I-T summons 2nd timeBharti had not appeared in person on June 6, following which the department had issued a show cause notice under section 131 of the IT Act ...
12 Jun, 2017, 10.30 PM IST
Misa Bharti's husband too skips I-T date; fresh summons issuedBharti, daughter of RJD chief Lalu Prasad, too had not deposed before the IO yesterday in the same case.
07 Jun, 2017, 09.20 PM IST
If BJP has proof, it should move court: Nitish on charges on Lalu, familyDays after the former Bihar Chief Minister, Lalu Prasad Yadav was accused in irregular land and benami deals, Nitish Kumar broke his silenc...
15 May, 2017, 08.36 PM IST
After demonetisation, benami properties to be next target says PM ModiThe way ahead is for India to adopt the Torrens system wherein land ownership is directly registered by the state.
15 Nov, 2016, 12.18 PM IST
'HP govt determined to take action against illegal land deals'Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh today said his government was determined to detect all 'benami', or illegal, land deals and...
12 Nov, 2015, 09.22 PM IST
Make Aadhaar number compulsory for land registration: Ashok KhemkaHours before he was removed from the land consolidation department, Haryana's whistleblower IAS officer Ashok Khemka had framed a few novel...
25 Oct, 2012, 09.56 AM IST
- Incremental move to bring a new law to unearth benami property
Moreover, a single law is unlikely to check either speculative real estate transactions or real estate price bubbles.
23 Jul, 2011, 05.22 AM IST
- HP orders judicial probe into 'benami' land deals
Facing criticism from opposition Congress for alleged widespread fake land deals in the hill state, the HP government today ordered one-mem...
13 Jun, 2011, 03.26 PM IST
- Ending Benami: Electronic registry of property may curb menace
A centralised electronic registry of property titles can curb the menace.
18 Apr, 2011, 09.35 AM IST
- Karmapa's office denies benami land deal
The office of Tibetan spiritual leader Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorji has denied the deal for purchase of land by the Karmapa-backed Karmae Ga...
16 Feb, 2011, 07.23 PM IST
Benami trail may be difficult to trace in Satyam scamThere is little chance that Satyam will get back the cash suspected to have been siphoned off from the co. No bailout for Satyam | L&T stak...
19 Jan, 2009, 02.22 PM IST