Maharaj Bahadur Singh vs Nari Mollani And Anr. on 27 February, 1936
15. The doctrine of lis pendens is embodied in Section 52, T. P. Act. In order that the doctrine may apply the suit must be one in which a right to immovable property is directly and specifically in question. This is of the essence of the rule. A suit for arrears of rent or a tenure or holding is primarily a suit for recovery of money and although a decree for arrears of rents creates a first charge it cannot be said that this renders the suit itself as one in which a right to immovable property is directly and specifically in question. This view is supported by the decision in the case of Jainal Abedin v. Hyder Ali Khan, and Maharaj Bahadur Singh v. Nari Mollani, .