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Now it is going to be a big weapon against Benami properties.
Imran Khan's sister among 44 prominent Pakistanis owning Benami properties in UAE.
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sister among 44 prominent Pakistanis owning Benami properties in UAE.
Sources said that Jaypee Infratech has about 3,000 Benami flats, which have no claimants.
By implementing Benami property laws,
the government has completely cleared its intention to ban corruption.
Several Benami transactions have been identified since the coming into effect of the amended law.
Subsequently, no one claimed ownership of the cash and
it was held to be Benami property.
So, a property bought by an individual
not under his or her name is Benami property.
During this period, Benami assets worth INR 6,900 Crores
and foreign assets worth INR 1,600 Crores have been attached.
As per Benami Transaction Bill,
a property is named as Benami property if any of the following conditions are fulfilled:.
Subsequently, no one claimed ownership of this cash and
it was held to be Benami property by the Adjudicating Authority.
Benami properties are those in which the real beneficiary is
not the one in whose name the property is purchased.
Benami properties are those in which the real beneficiary is
not the one in whose name the property has been purchased.
Otherwise they can take help of the UAE Government and
ask them to take action in accordance with Benami properties law.
The Income tax
Department has set up 24 dedicated Benami Prohibition Units across India for taking effective action under the Act.
Explanation: This Act defines Benami transactions, prohibits them
and also provides that violation of the Act is punishable with imprisonment and fine.
The Department is committed to continue
its concerted drive against black money and action against Benami transactions will continue to be intensified.
If a property is transferred but the contract of transferring the property is partly executed,
the same shall not be considered as Benami property.
In this regard, he mentioned steps taken by the government,
such as demonetisation and implementation of stringent laws against black money and Benami property.
The report concluded that demonetization may not be a solution as black
money was largely held in the form of Benami properties, bullion and jewellary.
It is alleged that the
Sandesaras set up more than 300 shell and Benami companies in India and abroad which were used to divert loans.
But if they deny that, then we can take the
help of the UAE government and ask them to take action in accordance with Benami properties law.”.
Assets worth more than Rs 50
thousand crore are being confiscated under the Benami Property Act,
Prevention of Money Laundering Act and the law against fugitive economic offenders.
The Adjudicating Authority will examine all documents and evidence relating to the matter and
then pass an order on whether or not to hold the property as Benami.
The central government has notified
Sessions courts in 34 states and Union Territories, which will act as special courts for trial of offences under the Benami transaction law.
Earlier the cabinet had notified
sessions courts in 34 states and Union Territories, which will act as special courts for trial of offences under the Benami transaction law.
Investigations so far have revealed that several‘Benami' accounts were opened in 2013, 2014 and 2015 at some private banks from where transactions worth billions
of rupees were made,
Emphasis was laid down on the current changing scenario and session on Benami Transaction(Prohibition) Amended Act,
2016 was lit by an array of questions/queries raised by the participants.
A senior officer said that we have also detected several Benami properties in the names of employees
and a huge piece of land in the name of a driver.