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" DOCTRINE OF LIS PENDENS DOCTRINE OF LIS PENDENS AS APPLIED IN PAKISTAN   By   Sardar Amanullah Khan Niazi, Advocate   It has long been the doctrine of tire Courts, both in equity, and at common law, that during the pendency of a suit respecting lands any alienation of the lands must be subject to the decision in the suit. In other words, "pendente lite neither party to the litigation can alienate the property in dispute so as to affect his opponent". The law does not allow litigant parties to give to others, pending the litigation, rights to the property in dispute so as to prejudice the opposite‑party. This is called the doctrine of lis pendens (See PLD 1987 Azad J&K 139, PLD 1988 Kar. 58, 1990 CLC 366, PLD 1995 Lah. 255 and Goodeve's Modern Law of Real Property, 3rd Edition, p.102).   Section 52 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 incorporates the doctrine of lis pendens. The leading case on the subject is that of Bellamy v. Sabine (1857) I De G. and J.566)/(44 English Reports (Chancery) 842) and the following observations of Lord Turner are often cited as laying down the principles of doctrine of lis pendens:   "The doctrine of lis pendens is not, as I conceive, founded upon any of the peculiar tenets of a Court of equity as to implied or constructive notice. Iris., as I think, a doctrine common to the Courts, both of law and of equity, and rests, as I apprehend, upon this foundation that it would plainly be impossible that any action or suit could be brought to a successful termination if alienations pendente lite were permitted to prevail. The plaintiff would be liable in every case by the defendant's alienating before the judgment or decree, and would be driven to commence his proceeding de novo subject again…