Taxman may get more power to demolish benami realty dealsTo combat benami property deals, a CBDT panel suggests stricter measures, including access to Aadhaar data and property registries. The rec...
25 Aug, 2025, 12.13 AM IST
Taxman invokes benami law to get data from payment gatewaysThe Income-Tax Department is scrutinizing payment gateway companies, demanding details on UPI transactions to uncover potential benami deal...
01 May, 2025, 12.05 AM IST
ED seizes benami documents, Rs 19L cash after raids on BRS MLA, brotherSearch operations led to the seizure of "unaccounted" cash of Rs 19 lakh along with large number of property documents in the names of unre...
21 Jun, 2024, 08.30 PM IST
Delhi HC asks Centre, Delhi govt to decide on linking properties to AadhaarThe Delhi High Court has requested the Centre, Delhi government, and authorities to decide on a public interest litigation (PIL) requesting...
21 Dec, 2023, 01.33 PM IST
Tamil Nadu BJP submits "DMK Files-II" memorandum to Guv, seeks actionThe Tamil Nadu BJP on Wednesday submitted a memorandum to Governor R N Ravi seeking action over what it claimed "benami" links to ruling DM...
26 Jul, 2023, 04.59 PM IST
Delhi HC grants time to Centre to file response on plea for linking properties with AadhaarThe Delhi High Court granted time to the Centre on Tuesday to file its reply on a plea seeking linking of the property documents of citizen...
18 Jul, 2023, 07.08 PM IST
About 100 'benami' assets with links to retired govt officials unearthed after I-T raids in Bhopal: CBDTDuring the course of the search operation, documents pertaining to about 100 properties in the nature of plots, flats and agricultural land...
21 Aug, 2020, 09.13 PM IST
Aadhaar optional, not mandatory for property registration under law, AAP government tells High Court"Similarly, for mutation of land, Aadhaar is again used as one of the identity proof document. It if further mentioned that production of A...
20 Nov, 2019, 05.47 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
Plea in HC for linking property with Aadhaar; Centre, Delhi govt's response soughtA bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice C Hari Shankar issued notices to the Central and Delhi government on the petition and listed...
16 Jul, 2019, 05.11 PM IST
ED attaches Rs 4,700-crore assets in Sterling Biotech crackdownLast October, the CBI registered a criminal case against Sterling Biotech, its directors and a then director of Andhra Bank for allegedly c...
01 Jun, 2018, 11.13 PM IST
Here is how Aadhaar can help government to catch Benami propertiesNote ban was the fight against black money held in the form of cash. Close to its anniversary, some harsh measures are expected on benami p...
07 Nov, 2017, 06.14 PM IST
Bengaluru land, property records to be linked to Aadhaar from JulyThe project will be carried out by department of survey settlement and land records, starting with one selected ward of the Bruhat Bengalur...
21 Jun, 2017, 12.06 PM IST
New benami law put on fast trackThe legislation provides for setting up of an authority as “administrator”, which shall have the power to manage the benami property confis...
01 Sep, 2016, 05.35 AM IST
Rigorous imprisonment of up to 7 years for benami transactionsThe Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Amendment Bill, 2015 was introduced in Lok Sabha on May 13, last year by Finance Minister Arun Jaitle...
16 Aug, 2016, 03.00 PM IST
Realty players hail Bill to curb benami transactionsYesterday, the Cabinet approved the new Benami Transaction (Prohibition) Bill which aims at curbing the generation of domestic black money.
14 May, 2015, 11.09 PM IST
Adarsh scam: PIL seeking to invoke charges in MRTP, Environment Act refusedHC refused to hear a public interest litigation filed by Shiv Sena leader seeking to invoke additional charges under Maharashtra Regional T...
13 Mar, 2014, 08.24 PM IST