In Brief
This civil appeal concerns the scope of appellate jurisdiction in reviewing discretionary orders granting interim injunctions. The appellants (original plaintiffs) purchased a property jointly with their brother and obtained a temporary injunction from the trial court preventing transfers of the suit property pending their declaration and cancellation suit against a sale deed executed by their brother to his son. The High Court vacated the injunction, emphasizing pending litigations and alleged harassment. The Supreme Court held that the High Court impermissibly substituted its own view for the trial court's discretion without identifying perversity, arbitrariness, or violation of settled principles. The Court restored status quo and held all further transfers subject to lis pendens under the Transfer of Property Act, reaffirming that appellate courts must confine review of discretionary interlocutory orders to defined legal parameters.
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