Smt. Likki Geethavani v. The State of Telangana
Case brief
What is this about?
Police protection writ Telangana High Court; pendente lite purchaser; doctrine of lis pendens; Section 52 Transfer of Property Act 1882; O.S.No.361 of 1984 partition suit; final decree dt.09.09.2024; Additional Senior Civil Judge L.B. Nagar; Shivaji Nagar Kammaguda Village Turkayamjal Municipality Abdullapurmet Mandal Ranga Reddy District; Rachakonda Commissionerate; Vanasthalipuram Police Station; writ of mandamus Articles 14 21 300-A; Section 151 CPC interim applications; disposal at admission stage without notice to private respondents; indemnity clause in sale deed; action against vendor; frustration of civil court decree; Justice T. Vinod Kumar; common order dated 07.04.2025; no costs.
What did the court decide?
Though the petitioners claim to be bona fide purchasers and were not parties to the suit, the original owner of the suit schedule property was a party to O.S.No.361 of 1984, and having sold the subject property during the pendency of the suit, the sale would be covered by the doctrine of lis pendens under Section 52 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882.