law: Transfer of Property Act, 1882
  52. Transfer of property pending suit relating thereto
  During the pendency in any court having authority 3[4[within
  
  the limits of India excluding the State of Jammu and Kashmir] Government or
  
  established beyond such limits] by the Central Government of any suit or
  
  proceedings which is not collusive and in which any right to immovable property
  
  is directly and specifically in question, the property cannot be transferred or
  
  otherwise dealt with by any party to the suit or proceeding so as to affect the
  
  rights of any other party thereto under any decree or order which may be made
  
  therein, except under the authority of the court and on such terms as it may
  
  impose.
  Explanation: For the purposes of this section, the pendency
  
  of a suit or proceeding shall be deemed to commence from the date of the
  
  presentation of the plaint or the institution of the proceeding in a court of
  
  competent jurisdiction, and to continue until the suit or proceeding has been
  
  disposed of by a final decree or order and complete satisfaction or discharge
  
  of such decree or order has been obtained, or has become unobtainable by reason
  
  of the expiration of any period of limitation prescribed for the execution
  
  thereof by any law for the time being in force.