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Wednesday, August 20, 2025
TopicBenami Act

Topic: Benami Act

‘Substantive law, no retrospective application’ — decoding SC order on 2016 Benami amendment

Court quashed criminal prosecution & confiscation for benami transactions entered into before 2016 Act came into force. It also said the Act's 1998 predecessor was 'merely a shell'.

I-T dept attaches Rs 150-crore worth Gurgaon hotel of Congress leader Kuldeep Bishnoi

The Income Tax dept is investigating Bright Star Hotel Private Ltd., which it claims is the "benami" property of Congress leader Kuldeep Bishnoi and his brother Chander Mohan.

Benami properties in 780 cases involving crores may fall as no adjudicating authority exists

Of the 860 cases that have been finalised, about 80 could be adjudicated. The remaining 780 cases bearing attachments worth crores involve some very high-profile individuals. 

On Camera

India’s amphibious operations depend on contingencies. Can the Armed Forces adapt?

The declassified doctrine outlines the framework for planning and execution of amphibious operations by integrating maritime, air and land domains.

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

China pushes for separation of border issue from larger bilateral ties at 24th round of talks with India

New Delhi: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi Tuesday pushed for a “dual-track” progress for ties with India, separating economic ties from the boundary question,...

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?