The Supreme Court held that once a transaction is found to be hit by the doctrine of lis pendens, then the defences of being a bona fide purchaser and lack of notice regarding the sale agreement are not available.
Lis pendens in common parlance means “a pending legal action”.
The doctrine of Lis pendens finds its place in Section 52 of Transfer of Property Act.
It provides that if there is any transfer of any immovable property pending litigation, the same shall not affect the rights of the parties in respect to the immovable property.
But, the outcome of the litigation would be binding upon such a purchaser, who has purchased the property during the pending litigation.