Constitutional validity - Amendment to Prohibition of Benami ...

Court Reviews Constitutionality of Benami Property Act Amendments; Retroactive Confiscation May Breach Article 20(1) on Retrospective Laws.

August 25, 2022

Case Laws Direct Taxes SC

Constitutional validity - Amendment to Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act, 1988 - This Court is aware of the fact that the ‘Right to Property’ is not a fundamental right, rather it is a constitutional right that can be abridged by law. However, this Court is not concerned with the constitutionality of such a measure, wherein such considerations have to be balanced. Rather, the focus is only on the characterization of retroactive confiscation, which in these facts and circumstances, are punitive. - it was conceded before this Court that Sections 3 and 5 of the 1988 Act in reality, dehors the legality, remained only on paper and were never implemented on ground. Any attempt by the legislature to impose such restrictions retroactively would no doubt be susceptible to prohibitions under Article 20(1) of the Constitution. - SC

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Constitutional validity - Amendment to Prohibition of Benami ...

Court Reviews Constitutionality of Benami Property Act Amendments; Retroactive Confiscation May Breach Article 20(1) on Retrospective Laws.

August 25, 2022

Case Laws Direct Taxes SC

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