Essay On Lis Pendens

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The right to property is an incentive for man to work hard. The rights should guarantee to meet the demands of natural justice by giving reward to man’s labor and should also promote economic growth.

The concept of lis pendens is explained under section 52 of transfer of property act 1882. Lis pendens literary meaning is a pending suit and doctrine of lis pendens has been defined as the jurisdiction, power or control, which a court acquires over the property, involved in a suit pending.

The doctrine of lis pendens is based on two theories: (i) Theory of notice and (ii)Theory of necessity
I. Theory of notice: according to some of the authorities the pendency notice should operate as notice to the whole world. The person dealing with the property is presumably to have notice of the pendency and must have acted in bad faith. Therefore he is bound by the judgment delivered.
II. Theory of necessity: It bases the doctrine as matter of public policy and preventing the parties to the dispute from disposing of the property in question and interfering with court’s decree.

The doctrine of lis pendens is based on equity, good conscience and justice. The essential ingredients of the section are:
• The pendency of any suit or proceeding
• The court must have jurisdiction over the person or the property
• The property must be specifically described and be necessarily affected by the termination of the suit or proceeding.
• The right to immovable property must be directly and specifically in question in any suit or proceeding.
• There transfer must be of immovable property and done without the authority of the court.

OBJECT AND SCOPE OF THE SECTION
The principle of lis pendens being a principle of public policy, no question of ...

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...he bona fide purchasers who do not possess any knowledge of the litigation and purchase the property. This makes them bound by the suit, which is inequitable. The ends of justice cannot be met by allowing the innocent to suffer. The reforms proposed will serve better purpose in meeting the needs of the all the parties and society.
The only problem that remains is the date of operation of the document, whether it is to be operative from the date of registration or the date of execution after the document is registered. The document should be operated for the date of execution of the document after the registration because the suit of pendency cannot be nullified on the grounds of non- registration at the time of execution. Therefore the amendment to the section 52 of the property law and section 18 of the Indian registration act is required at the current movement.

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