SUJAN MAL CHAUDHARY Vs. SOBHAG MAL JAIN

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE present appeal has been filed under Order XLIII Rule 1(r) of CPC by the appellant-plaintiff challenging the order dated 30th May, 2012 passed by the Addl. District Judge (Fast Track) No.2, Jaipur Metropolitan, Jaipur (hereinafter referred to as 'the trial court') in Civil Misc. Case No. 34/10, whereby the trial court has dismissed the application of the appellant-plaintiff seeking temporary injunction under Order XXXIX Rule 1 and 2 of CPC.

(2.) THE short facts giving rise to the present appeal are that on 4.12.2000 the respondent No.1-defendant No.1 had purchased 1/4th share from one Ravindra in Khasra No. 774 admeasuring 1.39 hectares through the registered sale deed and on the same date the respondent No.2-defendant No.2 also had purchased the 1/4th share from one Raghvendra in the same Khasra No. 774 admeasuring 1.39 hectares through the registered sale-deed. On 28th July, 2005, the respondent No. 1 and 2 entered into an agreement to sell with the respondent No.3-defendant NO.3 and also executed a power of attorney in favour of the respondent No.3 in respect of the said 1/2 share in the said khasra number. The respondent No.3 in turn in the capacity of the power of attorney holder of respondent No. 1 and 2, executed on agreement to sell the said 1/2 share of Khasra No. 774 in favour of the appellant-plaintiff on 11th April,2007 for a consideration of Rs. 30 lacs. Subsequently, on 16.3.09 the respondent No.1 executed a registered sale-deed in favour of respondent Nos. 4 and 5 and on 20.1.10 the respondent No.2 executed a registered sale deed in favour of the respondent Nos. 5 and 6 in respect of their respective shares in the land in question. The appellant-plaintiff therefore filed the suit against all the respondents-defendants seeking specific performance of the agreement dated 11.4.07 executed by the respondent No.3-defendant No.3, and also filed an application being No. 34/10 seeking temporary injunction against all the defendants for restraining the defendant Nos. 4 to 6 from transferring alienating, or developing the land in question pending the suit. The said application has been rejected by the trial court by the impugned order. Being aggrieved by the impugned order, the present appeal has been filed.

(3.) IN the instant case, it appears that the suit of the appellant-plaintiff is based on agreement dated 11.4.07 allegedly executed by the respondent No.3 as the power of attorney holder of the respondent Nos. 1 and 2. The respondent Nos. 1 and 2 had already sold out their respective shares in the suit land to the respondent Nos. 4 to 6 by executing the registered sale-deeds in their favour prior to the appellant's filing the suit. During the pendency of the suit, the respondent No. 4 has sold out his share in the suit property to the third party i.e. Laxmi Grah Housing Society. Under the circumstances, the doctrine of lis pendens would come into play as rightly submitted by the learned counsel Mr. Agarwal. However, the question is whether the appellant-plaintiff had made out any case for grant of the temporary injunction as prayed for during the pendency of the suit?