Supreme Court · 2007 INSC 560 · Decided 11 May 2007
V. Shankaranarayana Rao (D) BY LRS. & ORS. v. Leelavathy (Dead) BY LRS. & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2007 INSC 560 · [2007] 6 S.C.R. 417
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 7117/2000
- Decided
- 11 May 2007
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, MARKANDEY KATJU (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Transfer of Property Act
Headnote
B l Transfer of Property Act, 1882: -:' ...( Benami transaction-Share in property of father claimed by daughter- c Contested by brothers on the ground that it was their personal property- High Court held that transaction were benami in character-On appeal, held, role and motive on the part of the important factor in determining nature of transaction-High Court not considered the question from that angle-Matter remitted to High Court for consideration of matter afresh. D r The properties in the suit belongs to one 'G'. He died leaving behind 3 ' sons-defendants and a daughter.
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