SHRI NARA SURYANARAYANA REDDY S/O LATE GOWRANNA vs. CENTRALA BOARD OF DIRECT TAXES
Accordingly, the writ petition is allowed
WP/103660/2022HC Karnataka30 Nov 2022
Bench: The Hon'Ble Mr Justice Hemant Chandangoudar Writ Petition No. 103660 Of 2022 (T-Pt) Between: 1. Shri Nara Suryanarayana Reddy S/O Late Gowranna S/O. Late Gowranna, Aged 67 Years, R/At. 21/2, Surya Nivas, 2Nd Cross, Nehru Colony, Gandhinagara, Ballari-583101 …Petitioner (By Sri. Gangadhar J M.,Advocate) And: 1. Centrala Board Of Direct Taxes North Block, New Delhi-110001 R/By Its Chairman 2. Under Secretary Ministry Of Finance, Government Of India, 3Rd Floor, Jeevan Deep Building, Sansad Marg, New Delhi-110001 3. Initiating Officer Deputy Commissioner Of Income Tax
Section 24
…ether the properties purchased benami before amendment of Benami Property Transaction Act, 2016, is prospective or retrospective was examined by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of Union of India and Another Vs. Ganpati Dealcom Pvt. Ltd. reported in 2022 SCC OnLine SC 1064 and the Hon’ble Supreme Court has held that the amendment is prospective and the provisions of the amendment act are not applicable to the properties purchased through benami earlier to the commencement of the Amendment Act. 3. The learned counsel appearing for the respondent does not dispute the ratio enunciated by the Hon’b…