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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
A.D.MARIA CLETE
V.N. Natarajan (Died) – Appellant
Versus
A. Shajahan Sait – Respondent
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| 1. suit decreed ex parte; attachment raised post-restoration and deposit. (Para 2 , 3 , 4) |
| 2. claimant alleges bona fide purchase during attachment subsistence. (Para 6 , 7 , 8) |
| 3. lower courts allowed claim; appeal on attachment precedence. (Para 9 , 10) |
| 4. parties argue bona fides, collusion, encumbrance validity. (Para 12) |
| 5. encumbrance flawed; transfer void under section 64 cpc. (Para 13 , 14 , 15 , 17 , 19) |
| 6. appeal allowed; claim dismissed; proceed with execution. (Para 20 , 21) |
JUDGMENT :
A.D. MARIA CLETE, J.
1. This Second Appeal is filed by the decree holder against the judgment and decree dated 31.08.2012 passed by the learned II Additional Judge , City Civil Court, Chennai in A.S. No. 310 of 2011, confirming the fair and decretal order dated 29.06.2011 made in E.A. No. 5619 of 2010 in E.P. No. 1526 of 2008 in O.S. No. 6601 of 2002.
2. For the sake of convenience, the parties in Execution Application No. 5619 of 2010 are hereafter referred to as follows: the applicant as “Claimant” the 1st respondent as “Decree Holder” and the 2nd respondent as “Judgment Debtor”.
3. The brief facts necessary for the disposal of this appeal are as follows:
The Decree Holder institut
Private transfer after attachment void under Section 64 CPC against decree holder's claims; claimant must prove bona fide purchase via precise encumbrance verification.
Collusive transfer to defeat creditor voidable under execution proceedings despite preceding attachment if lacking bona fides.
The rights of an innocent third party purchaser and the timing of property transactions are protected under Section 64(2) CPC.
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