{"id":23439,"date":"2025-10-22T11:19:54","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T05:49:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=23439"},"modified":"2025-10-25T17:36:20","modified_gmt":"2025-10-25T12:06:20","slug":"doctrine-of-lis-pendens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/doctrine-of-lis-pendens\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctrine of Lis Pendens"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Doctrine of Lis Pendens Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Delhi High Court has held that courts can exempt a property from the doctrine of lis pendens, to shield genuine owners from vexatious suits.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Doctrine of Lis Pendens<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Doctrine of Lis Pendens, derived from Latin, <\/span><b>translates to \u201cpending litigation.\u201d\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a legal principle that <\/span><b>pertains to immovable property<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and is <\/span><b>dealt with in Section 52 of the Transfer of Property Act (TPA), 1882<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, in India.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Section 52 of the TPA, 1882, provides that <\/span><b>if there is any transfer of any immovable property pending litigation,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the <\/span><b>same shall not affect the rights of the parties <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in respect to the immovable property.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>outcome of the litigation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, passed by a court of competent jurisdiction, in the matter during the pendency of which the transfer had taken place, <\/span><b>would be binding upon such a purchaser, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">who has purchased the property during the pending litigation.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The underlying rationale behind this doctrine is to <\/span><b>prevent the subject matter of a lawsuit from being transferred to a third party while the case is still pending.\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In situations involving immovable property, <\/span><b>any transfer <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of ownership <\/span><b>must comply with the court\u2019s decision,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the <\/span><b>transferee is bound by the court\u2019s judgment.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The effect of the rule of lis pendens is <\/span><b>not to invalidate or avoid the transfer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> but to <\/span><b>make it subject to the result of the litigation.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This doctrine serves to protect the rights and interests of parties involved in a pending lawsuit concerning a specific property.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Conditions for Applicability:\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There must be a <\/span><b>pendency of a suit<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or proceeding.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The instituted suit should be<\/span><b> filed in court with competent jurisdiction.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The<\/span><b> right of title of an immovable property is directly <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and specifically <\/span><b>in question.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The suit <\/span><b>directly affects the rights of the other party.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>property <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in question is being<\/span><b> transferred by either party.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>suit must not be collusive<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (a suit in which a decree is obtained by fraud or collusion) in nature.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Non-Applicability of Doctrine:\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Sale made by mortgager<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in exercise of his power conferred under the deed.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In cases where <\/span><b>only the transferor is affected.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In cases where proceedings are<\/span><b> collusive <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in nature.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When the <\/span><b>property is not described correctly<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and making it unidentifiable.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When the <\/span><b>right to the said property<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is <\/span><b>not directly in question<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>alienation is permitted.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livelaw.in\/high-court\/delhi-high-court\/courts-can-exempt-property-from-doctrine-of-lis-pendens-to-protect-genuine-owners-from-vexatious-suits-delhi-high-court-307415\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">LIVELAW<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Doctrine of Lis Pendens is a legal principle that pertains to immovable property and is dealt with in Section 52 of the Transfer of Property Act (TPA), 1882, in India. 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