Supreme Court of India

Kedar Nath Lal & Anr. v. Ganesh Ram & Ors.

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Reported as [1970] 2 S.C.R. 204
Bench M. Hidayatullah J.
Decided 5 September 1969

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For the above reasons we are clear that the purchase by K.edarnath was protected by the doctrine of !is pendens, the prior C transfer to the defeodants notwithstanding.

Judgment, page 9

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Transfer of Property Act (4 of 1882), s, 52-Doctrine if !is pendens­ Applicabi/ity, Release by Cooperative Society of properfy from mortgage-Effect of. One R executed a mortgage of his share in two survey No&. to a Coope­ rative Society. On his application and in order to enable him to repay a sum of Rs. 500/-, the Society released. the property in 1933, but R never paid the amount to the Society. The Society filed an application for 'a mortgage award on April 5, 1934 and the Assistant Registrar made an award in the nature of a preliminary decree, on December 16, 1934. There­ after a final

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