the specific performance but allowed the alternative prayer for recovery of Rs. 40,000/- with interest @ 12% per annum. 6. The First Appellate Court maintained the Trial Court’s judgment and decree by holding that the subject sale agreement is a result of fraud and collusion between the plaintiff and defendant no. 1. The First Appellate Court observed that in his first written statement he denied the execution of the agreement but subsequently after amendment in the plaint and impleadment of the appellant, he admitted the claim of the plaintiff. The First Appellate Court further observed that the doctrine of lis pendens is not applicable in the facts of the present case. 7. The High Court, under the impugned judgment in this appeal, opined that the sale deed executed by defendant no. 1 in favour of defendant no. 2/appellant is hit by doctrine of lis pendens and that defendant no. 2/appellant is not a bona fide purchaser. The High Court noted that the suit was filed on 24.12.1992 and