In Brief
In this civil appeal, the Supreme Court examined the validity of a High Court order directing the sale of disputed partnership property by public auction at an interim stage pending trial. The respondents had sued claiming the property belonged to their deceased predecessor; the appellants denied this and opposed the receiver's appointment and injunction. The High Court ordered public auction despite no party requesting this. The Court held that such an order violated the fundamental principle of preserving disputed property pending adjudication. Without exceptional circumstances or compelling necessity, interim disposal of suit property is per se illegal and unsustainable. The Court set aside the auction order, emphasizing that temporary injunctions and receiverships exist to prevent property wastage pending final determination.
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