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2024 Supreme(P&H) 1389

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
DEEPAK GUPTA
Charanjeet Kaur – Appellant
Versus
Shalini Chaudhary – Respondent


Advocates Appeared:
For the Appellant : Parminder Singh
For the Respondents: Ashwarya Bajaj, Ketan Chopra

Judgement Key Points

Certainly. Based on the provided legal document, here are the key points:

  1. The case involves a dispute over the execution of a decree for specific performance of a property sale agreement, with objections raised by a third-party purchaser during ongoing litigation (!) (!) .

  2. The third-party objector, Charanjeet Kaur, purchased the property from the real owner, Baldev Kaur, during the pendency of the suit. The courts below held that such a purchase made during litigation renders her objections to the execution of the decree not maintainable (!) (!) .

  3. The courts relied on the legal principle that a transferee who acquires property during the pendency of a suit (transferee pendente lite) cannot oppose the execution of a decree against the judgment debtor’s property (!) (!) .

  4. The relevant procedural rules clarify that objections by such transferees are barred under specific provisions, which exclude them from participating in proceedings related to the execution of decrees if the transfer occurred after the suit was instituted (!) .

  5. The legal provisions discussed emphasize that the protection under certain transfer laws (such as Section 41 of the Transfer of Property Act) does not extend to sales made by the real owner, but only to sales by ostensible owners with proper consent and in good faith (!) (!) .

  6. The rights of a purchaser under applicable statutes (notably Section 13 of the Specific Relief Act) are limited when the vendor has only an imperfect or no title, and such rights do not override the rights of decree holders or prior owners who have obtained valid titles (!) (!) .

  7. The courts highlighted that the objections filed by the third-party purchaser were dismissed because they were filed during the pendency of the suit and because the purchaser was deemed to have no independent right to resist the execution of the decree (!) (!) .

  8. The appellate and high courts confirmed that the objections were not maintainable and that the orders passed by the courts below were justified based on procedural and substantive law (!) .

  9. The court clarified that a third-party affected by a judgment can file an appeal against the decree itself, and the limitation for such an appeal may be extended under applicable laws, but the current proceedings dismiss the objections based on legal grounds (!) .

  10. Overall, the legal reasoning underscores that a purchaser during ongoing litigation cannot obstruct the execution of a decree if they acquired the property after the suit was filed, and procedural rules support dismissing such objections to ensure effective enforcement of decrees (!) .

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Table of Content
1. factual background of property ownership and agreements. (Para 1 , 2)
2. court's observations on ownership and ostensible title. (Para 4 , 5 , 6 , 7)
3. applicability of section 41 of the transfer of property act. (Para 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13)
4. rights of purchasers under section 13 of the specific relief act. (Para 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18)
5. objections filed under order xxi rule 97 and 99 cpc. (Para 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26)
6. scope of order xxi rule 102 regarding transferees pendente lite. (Para 32 , 33 , 34 , 35)
7. dismissal of appeal based on lack of merit. (Para 36)
8. final conclusion and directions regarding appeal. (Para 37)

JUDGMENT :

DEEPAK GUPTA, J.

1. This Execution Second Appeal has been filed by third party objector, whose objections have been dismissed by ld. Civil Judge (Jr. Div.) Sonipat vide order dated 08.09.2022 and the appeal filed by her has been dismissed by ld. Additional District Judge vide order dated 25.11.2022.

2. To take stock of the controversy involved in the matter, following dates are important to be noticed:

Ashok was owner of the suit property.
30.06.2008

 Gift deed by Ashok in favour of his wife Baldev Kaur

 Baldev Kaur,

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