AMENABAI TAYEBALY vs COMPETENT ATY.

The Supreme Court upheld the forfeiture of property under the Smugglers and Foreign Exchange Manipulators (Forfeiture of Property) Act, 1976 (SAFEMA), confirming the Bombay High Court's decision. The Court emphasized that property acquired by a spouse of a COFEPOSA detenu can be forfeited if it is deemed illegally acquired. The ruling clarified that the competent authority's order under Section 7 of SAFEMA was valid, and the appeal was dismissed, affirming the forfeiture of the property in question.