Transferee Pendente Lite Not Entitled To Get Impleaded in Suit as a Matter of Right : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court clarified when a third party can seek leave to appeal against a decree while hearing a case involving a lis pendens transferee.

The Court stated that only an aggrieved person whose legal rights are affected by a decree can appeal, not someone with a remote or indirect interest.

A third party can appeal if the decree prejudicially affects them, but leave is at the court’s discretion.

A lis pendens transferee, though not on record, can seek leave to appeal against a decree affecting their rights, but courts must decide judiciously based on case facts.