R.RAJAGOPAL REDDY vs PADMINI CHANDRASEKHARAN

The Supreme Court addressed whether Section 4(1) of the Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act, 1988 applies to pending suits or claims regarding property held benami prior to its enactment. The Court held that Section 4(1) prohibits any suit or claim by a person claiming to be the real owner against the person in whose name the property is held, thereby affirming the Division Bench's earlier ruling in Mithilesh Kumari v. Prem Behari Khare. The Court concluded that pending proceedings cannot be exempt from the provisions of Section 4(1) of the Act.