( 1 ) THIS is an application of the plaintiff for appointment of receiver over premises Nos. 42a, 42b and 41/1, at Jawaharlal Nehru Road, Calcutta (hereafter referred to as the "said property"), injunction restraining the defendants from selling, making any construction on or parting with possession of the said property, injunction restraining the defendants from registering any convenience relating to said property, obtaining any sanction for construction thereon and for an order of maintenance of status quo regarding the said property. This application has been made in a suit for specific performance of an agreement dated 28th December, 1991 for sale of the said property and for recovery of damages in addition to specific performance of the agreement for sale dated 28th December, 1991.

( 2 ) BEFORE going into the merits of the case and respective submissions of the parties, I would like to state the undisputed facts relating to the property in question. The property in question originally belonged to Maharaja Dhiraj Shri Kameshwara Singh Bahadur, who died leaving a Will, which has since been probated by this Court. By that Will the Late Maharaja vested the entire