CR-8581-2025 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 122 CR-8581-2025 Date of decision: 04.12.2025 Gurdev Singh and others ...Petitioners Versus Jasvinder Singh and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE Present : Mr. Kamal Chaudhary, Advocate, for the petitioners. **** , J. (Oral) !"#$ !"#$ % & ' (% ) * + ' + , +--' ' . '% ( / ' * ( ' ( ( % ' ' (% * /( ) + 0 $' " .' - - * ₹ - * ( 1 '-# ANIL KUMAR 2025.12.09 13:42 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CR-8581-2025 2 ( ( % /( * 0 )' " . 0 %' ( . - 2 %( % 0 )' " .' ( ' % % 3 ( (' ' - * ! 2 ( % ( * ( ( /( ' - + " . -( ' *% %( ( % 4%* ' (%' -( * ( % 0 )'" .' 3 5 0 )' " .' % ( ' % * / ( ( % ' * ANIL KUMAR 2025.12.09 13:42 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CR-8581-2025 3 ( 6 ( '% 7 . * ' * ' * % % %! ' ( * 0 )( '" .' %( /( 8 ' %% % 3' % 0 )' " .' ( * % 0 )' " .' (* /( % ) + 0 $'" . ( ( %' # % ( * It is a settled position of law that the mere filing of an appeal against a decree does not automatically operate as a stay on the liability to pay mesne profits. In this regard, reference may be made to the ANIL KUMAR 2025.12.09 13:42 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CR-8581-2025 4 judgments of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in M/s Atma Ram Properties (P) Ltd. vs. M/s Federal Motors Pvt. Ltd., 2005 (1) RCR (Civil); M/s Marshall Sons & Co. (I) Ltd. vs. M/s Sahi Oretrans (P) Ltd., (1999) 2 SCC 325; M/s Martin & Harris Private Limited & another vs. Rajendra Mehta & others, 2022 (2) RCR (Rent) 109; and State of Maharashtra and another vs. M/s Super Max International Pvt. Ltd. and others, 2009 (2) RCR (Rent) 246, wherein it has been consistently held that an appellate Court, in order to protect the rights of the decree-holder, may impose reasonable conditions including the direction to deposit or pay mesne profits during the pendency of the appeal. *' '* %( ' % ( 9 " ' %' Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes / No Whether reportable : Yes / No ANIL KUMAR 2025.12.09 13:42 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document