SMT. SURASAIBALINI DEBI vs PHANINDRA MOHAN MAJUMDAR

The Supreme Court held that the plaintiff, who was the true owner of a boarding house, was entitled to recover possession despite having arranged for the property to be held in the name of the defendant to evade income tax. The Court clarified that the transaction was not unlawful as it was not intended to circumvent the Income-tax Act, and thus the plaintiff's claim was valid. The ruling emphasized that the basis of the plaintiff's claim was independent of the original benami transaction, aligning with the Privy Council's decision in Sajan Singh v. Sardara Ali.