VANNARAKKAL KALLALATHIL SREEDHARAN vs CHANDRAMAATH BALAKRISHNAN AND ANR.

The Supreme Court held that an agreement for sale entered into before the attachment of property must prevail over the rights of the attaching creditor, as per Section 64 CPC. The Court overruled the decision in Mohinder Singh & Anr. v. Nanak Singh & Anr., AIR 1971 Pb. & Haryana 381, establishing that the purchaser acquires good title despite the attachment. The Court clarified that the attaching creditor cannot ignore the contractual obligations arising from the antecedent agreement for sale.