In Brief
The appellants challenged a High Court order directing public auction of property that was the subject-matter of a pending partnership dispute suit. The trial court had granted temporary injunction and appointed a receiver to preserve the property pending trial. The Supreme Court held that directing disposal of disputed property by public auction during pendency of appeals and without exceptional circumstances violates the fundamental principle of preserving subject-matter in civil litigation. The Court set aside the High Court order and remitted the appeals for decision on merits, emphasizing that property must be preserved to abide by final adjudication.
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