IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
RMT.TEEKAA RAMAN
M.S.Eva Laberibe, Director Maison des Arts Private Limited – Appellant
Versus
S.Radhakrishnan – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Rmt.Teekaa Raman, J.
After hearing the arguments of Mrs.Hema Sampath, learned Senior Counsel appearing for the appellant and Mr.N.Suresh, learned counsel appearing for the respondents-Caveator, the main case itself is taken up since argument in C.M.P and Appeal Suit are being one and the same.
2. The brief facts necessary for determination of this case are as under:-
(a) The respondents herein filed a suit in O.S.No.23 of 2007 for the specific performance of the suit sale agreement dated 27.03.2006 against one Dunand Evelyne Christiane - the original first defendant. On her death, the respondents 4 & 5 were brought on record. The suit is based upon the sale agreement entered between the first respondent and the said Dunand Evelyne Christiane on 27.03.2006. The lower Court records reveals that, on 25.04.2007, an interim injunction was granted against the respondent-landlord and the same was made absolute on 05.09.2007.
(b) Pending suit, the first defendant has filed a written statement and the second defendant also filed a separate written statement.
(c) As the first defendant died and his brother and sister were impleaded as defendants 4 & 5 in the suit and D2 was cross examin
A purchaser of property during ongoing litigation cannot obstruct the execution of a decree, and any lease created during the pendency of the suit lacks legal standing for protection.
Transferees pendente lite do not have the right to obstruct execution of a decree as their claims are invalid under relevant procedural rules.
Parties entering into agreements during litigation are denied protective rights under Order XXI, emphasizing that statutory tenant claims cannot override existing injunctions.
Bonafide purchasers without notice of an original agreement can challenge a decree in a separate suit, as the Execution Court cannot adjudicate on the decree's collusiveness.
The executing court is competent to consider all questions raised by the persons offering obstruction against execution of the decree and pass appropriate order, which is to be treated as a decree. T....
A purchaser of property during the pendency of a suit has no right to resist or obstruct the execution of a decree, as per Order XXI Rule 102 and the doctrine of lis pendens.
The main legal point established in the judgment is that a decree obtained by a tenant against a licensee can be executable against subsequent purchasers who are in possession without any lawful decr....
A bona fide purchaser who acquires property during the pendency of litigation is barred from contesting the execution of a decree against the prior owner.
The Court emphasized the importance of summary determination of questions under Rule 101 of Order XXI of the C.P.C. and the applicability of Section 52 of the Transfer of Property Act. It also clarif....
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